Aryaman Srivastava, the sharp-witted son of a powerful and feared politician from Bihar, has spent his life navigating a world built on corruption, secrets, and influence. Tasked with managing his family's vast agricultural empire spread across the northeastern states, he believes he understands how power works. Then he meets Panthoibi. Brilliant, observant, and very intelligent, Panthoibi is a young woman from Manipur whose life takes a cruel turn, forcing her to work as a maid in the Srivastava household. She should have remained invisible. Instead, she becomes the one person Aryaman cannot ignore. What begins as an impossible attraction soon spirals into something far more dangerous. Bound together by a contract marriage neither of them truly wanted, Aryaman and Panthoibi find themselves trapped in a web of lies, political conspiracies, and long-buried secrets. But this is not a love story alone. A failed harvest. Mysterious attacks in the dead of night. Hidden enemies lurking behind friendly faces. Murders that seem unrelated...until they aren't. With every answer they uncover, another question emerges, pulling them deeper into a deadly game where trust is a luxury and betrayal can cost a life. Who is orchestrating the chaos from the shadows? As powerful politicians, ruthless businessmen, and dangerous criminals move their pieces across the board, Aryaman and Panthoibi must uncover the truth before they become the next victims. In a world where power decides justice and secrets are worth killing for, love may be the most dangerous risk of all.

'𝙄𝙨𝙝𝙦 𝙟𝙪𝙣𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙟𝙖𝙗 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙙𝙝 𝙟𝙖𝙮𝙚, 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙦 𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙞 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙝 𝙟𝙖𝙮𝙚' After crossing the first phase of love, they now stand at the edge of a new journey-one that will test their hearts and devotion in ways they never imagined. "Like the moon awaits the sun after a long night, her heart held onto his light through every shadow and silence."

"I knew, I loved you then ,but you'll never know ." Will she ever know ? will they ever discover that their love for each other never went away ,after years of losing contact ? will abhi ,vaish,reem,riyaz,jai be able to bring their childhood best friends together and make them realize their feelings ? even if they did discover their feelings ,are they meant to be ? A best friends to strangers to best friends to lovers ,with a lot of drama ,strong friendships ,teenage love and what not ? so many questions ? peep in to find answers . *UNDER EDITING* Started : {16 •09•2021} Cover by me Previous covers by Surbhi (she keeps changing her user lol) #2 in sidneet

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