Episode 1: Introduction + The Weeding Contract.

THE LAST NAME I WAS GIVEN

INTRODUCTION

👑 Female Lead

Ava Williams

Age: 22

A cheerful and kind-hearted girl who always puts her family before herself.

After her father's business collapses, she agrees to an arranged marriage with a stranger to save her family from bankruptcy.

She believes every mystery has an answer.

What she doesn't know is that she herself is the biggest mystery.

❤️ Personality:

• Caring

• Brave

• Curious

• Emotional

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🖤 Male Lead

Ethan Blackwood

Age: 34

A powerful billionaire CEO known for his cold personality and mysterious past.

He rarely smiles.

He rarely trusts anyone.

And he married Ava for a reason he refuses to reveal.

For years, he searched for someone.

The moment he saw Ava...

His search ended.

❤️ Personality:

• Protective

• Intelligent

• Possessive

• Emotionally Closed

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🌷 Supporting Character

Emma Carter

Age: 22

Ava's best friend since childhood.

Funny, loyal and always ready to protect Ava.

She is the first person to notice that something isn't right about Ethan.

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🩶 Supporting Character

Sophia Blackwood

Age: 29

Ethan's younger sister.

Sweet on the outside.

Dangerous on the inside.

She knows secrets that could destroy Ava's life.

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🧓 Supporting Character

Margaret Blackwood

Ethan's grandmother.

The only person Ethan truly listens to.

She welcomes Ava warmly but often stares at her with tears in her eyes.

As if Ava reminds her of someone she lost long ago.

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👤 Mystery Character

Unknown Sender

A mysterious person who starts texting Ava after her marriage.

No name.

No photo.

No identity.

Only one message:

⚠️ "Leave Blackwood Manor before it's too late."

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🏰 Blackwood Manor

A mansion filled with secrets.

Dark hallways.

Locked rooms.

Whispers at night.

And one forbidden place...

The attic.

A place Ethan never allows Ava to enter.

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📌 Story Genres:

❤️ Love After Marriage

🔍 Mystery

🥺 Emotional

👑 Age Gap Romance

😱 Family Secrets

💍 Arranged Marriage

🖤 Slow Burn Love

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"Some secrets are buried for a reason..."

"But some secrets refuse to stay buried."

EPISODE 1 – THE WEDDING CONTRACT

📍Ava's Group Chat

Emma: Girl, are you seriously getting married today?!

Ava: Unfortunately... yes.

Emma: To a man you've never even met?

Ava: That's exactly what scares me.

Emma: Ava, you can still refuse.

Ava: I wish I could...

Emma: Then why are you doing this?

Ava stared at the message. Her fingers froze above the keyboard.

Outside her room, she could hear her parents arguing with the bank manager.

The house she grew up in...

The house filled with childhood memories...

Was about to be taken away.

Tears filled her eyes.

Ava: Because my family needs me.

Emma: And what about what YOU need?

Ava didn't reply.

Because she didn't know the answer herself.

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📍Unknown Number

Unknown: The car is outside.

Ava's heartbeat quickened.

Ava: Who is this?

Unknown: Ethan Blackwood.

Ava swallowed hard.

This was her future husband.

The man she had never met.

The man twelve years older than her.

The man she would be living with from today.

Ava: Are you always this cold?

Ethan: Are you always this curious?

Ava rolled her eyes.

Ava: Great. I'm marrying a robot.

Three dots appeared.

Then disappeared.

Then appeared again.

Ethan: Get in the car, Ava.

Ethan: It's raining.

Ethan: You'll get sick.

For some reason...

That small concern made her chest tighten.

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📍Blackwood Manor

The huge mansion stood in darkness.

Lightning flashed across the sky.

Ava stepped out of the car and stared at the enormous building.

The place looked less like a home...

And more like a haunted castle.

A strange chill ran down her spine.

Ava: This place is terrifying.

Ethan: You'll get used to it.

Ava: Somehow that doesn't make me feel better.

For the first time...

Ethan's lips almost curved into a smile.

Almost.

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📍After The Wedding

The ceremony ended within minutes.

No music.

No celebration.

No family photographs.

Nothing.

Only silence.

As Ethan walked her toward her room, Ava finally gathered enough courage.

Ava: Why did you marry me?

Ethan stopped walking.

For a moment...

Something painful flashed across his eyes.

A sadness so deep that it made Ava's heart ache.

Then it disappeared.

Ethan: Sleep.

Ava: That's not an answer.

Ethan: It's the only answer you'll get tonight.

He turned to leave.

Then suddenly stopped.

Ethan: There is one rule in this house.

Ava: What rule?

Ethan looked toward the third floor.

Toward a dark corridor.

Toward a locked wooden door.

His face became unreadable.

Ethan: Never enter the attic.

Ava frowned.

Ava: Why?

Ethan: Because some doors should never be opened.

Without another word...

He walked away.

Leaving Ava standing alone.

Leaving her with a thousand questions.

And then...

From somewhere above her...

She heard it.

A child's laughter.

Soft.

Distant.

Impossible.

Because there were no children in Blackwood Manor.

Ava's blood ran cold.

Ava: ...Who's there?

No answer came.

Only silence.

And the feeling that someone...

Was watching her.

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🔥 END OF EPISODE 1

📌 Episode 2 Preview:

At exactly 2:17 AM, Ava receives a message from an unknown number:

"I know what is hidden inside the attic."

And when she looks up...

Someone is standing outside her bedroom door.

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