𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 × 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 34 × 22 She sit in horror,eyes flicking between his face and the weapon in his hand, then to her weeping family.Time seemed to stop. The priest.The guests.The walls.They all vanished.There was only Vikram-and the cage he'd made for her. "You see, jaan "he murmured darkly"fate has brought us together.And now,we are going to seal it..with marriage." Aradhya shook her head, voice shaking. "Please, sir..don't do this.I don't want to marry you.I'll never love you.Just leave me.." He smiled,that cold, monstrous smile."You don't have a choice.You bumped into me during the mehndi.And tradition demands we marry." "That's not a real tradition,"she whispered through her tears."You're just using it to control me." "perhaps "Vikram replied smoothly his voices calm but his his eyes flashing anger.."But it doesn't matter. You'll marry me.And that's final." The mangalsutra was next.Its gold chain and shiny diamond rested against her neck like a shackle.Her breath hitched.And then,the final blow-vermilion.He smeared it across her hairline,sealing her fate with him in most brutal way ever. Vikram's eyes gleamed with victorious fire as he leaned close,his fingers tightening on her waist. "Now , you are mine.."he whispered "And no one can take you away from me." Aradhya's eyes flared."You'll regret this," she hissed."I won't be your prisoner forever." Vikram only chuckled. "I'm counting on it " he whispered "You'll learn to love me Aradhya one way or another.This is our destiny." "𝐇𝐞'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭.𝐇𝐞'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐞..𝐇𝐞'𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜. 𝐇𝐞'𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐬." Note-this book will be under editing

She was an extrovert, who has her head in the cloud,He was practical to the bones with streaks of intelligence. She is whimsical enough to think of consequences. His every action is well calculated, everys action, measured. She desire everything farfetched and dances to joy and even smile to sorrows.logic is his middle name and his every move, under control. Her age was a mere number as a child is still living within her.He is a man who had completely left childhood behind when he was still a child. She could imagine rainbows on even sunny day and loves running behind imaginery butterflies, He never had time to admire the rainbow and butterflies for him were mere distractions. Their life would have been perfect ,in their uniquely imperfect ways,she would have lived her life with hair in the breeze, he would have worked hard to achieve new heights and never had they ever would have known that they were the salvation from the burden of being themselves if they hadn't met that evening.

Sidharth Shukla is a 39-year-old businessman who is successful, very wealthy, upper class and a complete workaholic. He heads a business empire started by his now deceased father. He is well known as a quiet, brooding man with temper issues and of course a serial dater. And a drinker and a smoker. He's never been in any serious relationship. Currently in a phase of life where he feels jaded. He has had many women. Some are even on speed dial and he's not ashamed of it. Fulfillment of needs without entanglement of emotions or feelings is what he goes for. He has a slightly complicated relationship with his mother and his family which is very clannish. He is protective about family but not blind to their faults. Despite being born with a silver spoon he has had to lead his life not on his terms but on his family's. Not settling down and continuing to womanise is his way of rebelling against his mother and family. Shehnaaz Siddiqui is a young adult, a Kashmiri Muslim by birth and an orphan. She has been brought up by parents' Hindu family friends after they died in a car crash. However, there has been a gradual estrangement between them. She is under no illusion that she truly is alone in this world and has no one she can depend on. She struggles with a fragile mental health and anxiety because of which she is under medication. She is a student and tries to put up a strong exterior with an 'I-give-a-fuck' attitude but in reality is vulnerable and subconsciously looking for love, security and acceptance. She is spiritual but not religious. However, she never shies away from her identity as a young progressive Muslim woman. Her adoptive family is also a rich upper class business family and acquaintances of the Shuklas. Circumstances bring Sidharth and Shehnaaz together creating an explosion in each other's lives. But theirs is a cosmic connection. Like 2 stars aligning, strung along by an invisible thread tying them together forever.