❝ He is her salvation. She is his peace. ❞ 【 Book 1 of The Rathore Saga 】 ❦ ────────────── ❦ "Tujhe jeet-jeet haroon, yeh praan praan varun... Haay, aise main niharun, teri aarti utaarun... Tere naam se jude hain, saare naate..." ❦ ────────────── ❦ ✨ 𝑹𝑼𝑫𝑹𝑨 × 𝑷𝑹𝑰𝒀𝑨 ✨ The world lowered its eyes before Rudra Singh Rathore. And he lowered his gaze only before his Priya. Priya Verma spent her entire life being the perfect daughter-obedient, patient, and silent. Until the day her own family asked her to sacrifice her dignity for their honour. Abandoned by the people she loved... and betrayed by the man she was meant to marry, she believed her life was over. Then fate reunited her with Rudra Singh Rathore-her school senior, a familiar stranger from the past. One unexpected marriage. Two strangers bound by destiny. What begins with gratitude slowly blossoms into love, and becomes a lifetime of choosing each other. But old wounds refuse to heal. Buried secrets resurface. Powerful enemies return. When the world threatens to tear them apart, Rudra and Priya discover that love isn't built on grand promises-it is built every single day with trust, patience, loyalty, and unwavering companionship. Because sometimes... the family that abandons you leads you to the one who chooses you forever. ❦ Tropes: ♥ Senior × Junior ♥ Teasing Husband × Shy Wife ♥ Love After Marriage ♥ Unexpected Marriage ♥ Slow Burn ♥ Devoted Love Interests ♥ Cute Desi Romance ♥ Hidden Secrets ♥ Second Chance Stay tuned to witness the unforgettable love story of Rudra & Priya. ✨🤍

【 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏 • 𝐀 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 】 ❝ Some promises are made to protect the heart... but the heart becomes the very reason it's bound to break.❞ ❦ ────────────── ❦ ✨ 𝑨𝑹𝑨𝑫𝑯𝒀𝑨 × 𝑽𝑬𝑫𝑨𝑵𝑺𝑯 ✨ ❦ ────────────── ❦ "We'll always be best friends... right?" "Always." "Then let's never fall in love with anyone." "Deal. That way, no one will ever come between us. We'll stay single forever... together." They laughed. It sounded like the easiest promise in the world... Until she whispered- "What if one of us breaks it?" He smiled. "That day will never come... because neither of us believes in love." She smiled too. "Right... we don't." After a long silence, he said softly- "But if that day ever comes... let's smile... and forgive the other." ❦ ────────────── ❦ Can two people promise never to fall in love... and still become each other's whole world? Aradhya carries the scars of a childhood that taught her love always leaves. Vedansh has spent his life believing he was never worthy of being loved. When fate brings them together in college, they become best friends. They laugh. They heal. They grow. And together, they make one impossible promise- Never fall in love. But hearts rarely listen to promises. What follows is a journey of quiet healing, unspoken feelings, heartbreaking goodbyes, and discovering that the hardest person to love is often themselves. Because sometimes... the greatest love stories begin with a promise that was never meant to be kept. 🤍 . . ❦ ────────────── ❦ ✦ Tropes ✦ ♥ College Romance ♥ Best Friends to Lovers ♥ Slow Burn ♥ Found Family ♥ Broken Families ♥ Emotional Healing ♥ True Love ❦ ────────────── ❦ . . . Stay tune