A short story Set in the 1950 , in a still conservative and orthodox country. In the beautiful locales of Rajasthan, this is the story of a young Rajput princess. A child widow. Married off at the tender age of eight to seal a political alliance she was a widow at twelve. Having never known the husband for whom all her happiness and childhood was taken away. This is the story of Adira's fight, her struggle to win her true love against all odd. "Abhimanyu will you make me your" I looked up into his eyes. Unable to hide my love for him. I knew that if he refused me then I would surely die, here n now. I wanted to be his in everysense even if it was just for this night. Yes i wanted this one night all for myself, letting no one in. Just him and me. In a world of our own

WATTYS 2021 Historical Fiction winner | Writers Of The Past Series. 4000 years ago, in an empire where women were little more than flowers on the wall, one princess cemented her story in history and changed the art of writing for centuries to come. *** Based on the real-life Akkadian princess and high-priestess Enheduanna, this novel explores the life of history's first author. An outspoken visionary with a talent for writing down her deepest emotions, Enheduanna's life is turned upside-down when the god Nanna chooses her to become the high priestess of Ur. As her power in the city of Ur grows, so does her list of enemies. But her own safety is the least of her worries when thousands depend on her to keep the vengeful gods happy, and their land safe. Either way, Enheduanna is not willing to go down without a fight. One way or another, she will carve her own path, and nobody is going to erase her from the pages of history. - part 1 of the Writers Of The Past Series -