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Sonam ke wapas lautte hi, mahal ki oopri terrace par thandi hawa ke beech IPS Vikram aur Lady Officer Maya akele khade the. Maya ne Vikram ke chehre par aayi achanak rahat aur sukoon ko dekha aur halki muskaan ke saath use tease karte hue boli, "Ohh... toh ab hamare Senior IPS Officer saab ka mood itna achha kaise ho gaya? Abhi tak toh tumhare maathe par chinta ki lakeerein thi, achanak yeh badlav?"

Vikram ne Maya ki taraf dekha aur ek gehri saans lete hue kaha, "Sab sambhal gaya, Maya. Ab tension lene ki koi baat nahi hai... 'Red Shadow' par ab koi khatra nahi rahega. Operation ka sabse sensitive hissa ab poori tarah safe hai."

Maya abhi kuch aur poochhti, tabhi Vikram ki pocket mein rakha encrypted satellite phone tezz vibration ke saath baj utha. Screen par koi number nahi, balki ek classified code name chamak raha tha—**INDRA DHANUSH**.

Vikram ne turant call receive karke phone kaan se lagaya. Doosri taraf se sirf 5 second ki ek aawaz aayi. Woh 5 second sunte hi Vikram ke chehre ka saara rang ud gaya, uska chehra peela-neela pad gaya aur uski aankhon mein ek aisa khauf chha gaya jo Maya ne aaj tak nahi dekha tha.

"Vikram? Kya hua?" Maya ne ghabra kar uske kandhe par haath rakha. "Kiska phone tha? Aisa kya bol diya usne? Tum thik toh ho?"

Vikram bilkul khamosh khada raha. Uska shareer jaise patthar ka ho gaya tha. Usne phone kaat diya, par uski nazrein hawa mein kisi anjaan darr ko ghoor rahi thi.

Isse pehle ki Maya use dobara jhakjhor pati, Vikram ke haath mein pakda phone **dobara zordar ring karne laga**. Screen par wahi red alert code dobara flash ho raha tha.

Maya ki bechani aur badh gayi. Woh lagataar poochh rahi thi, "Vikram, aakhir hua kya hai? Kuch toh bolo! Indra Dhanush kaun hai aur woh kya keh raha hai?"

Lekin Vikram ke hont sil chuke the. Uska haath kaamp raha tha aur phone uske haath mein baar-baar bajta ja raha tha, jise uthane ki himmat ab IPS Vikram mein bhi nahi bachi thi.

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