"I am ready for this marriage, Mom," Riya's voice was steady, her eyes carrying the weight of unspoken vows. "Mom, what if she hurts me? What if she starves me? Where will I go then?" Akarsh asked, his mischievous gaze softening into puppy-eyed innocence, as though the world were ending. "Starbucks, my son," Mr. Malhotra quipped, breaking the tension with a laugh. She is Riya Singhania-the untouchable ice queen, CEO of Singhania Corporation. Cold. Ruthless. Married to her work. He is Akarsh Malhotra-the sunshine boy, charming, flirty, impossibly warm, and dangerously good with a smile. Two souls, bound not by love but by circumstance. A marriage of opposites, a collision of fire and frost. And yet... will love dare to slip through the cracks of their carefully built walls? Step into this tale of clashing worlds and unexpected tenderness-a sweet, romantic short novel that asks the timeless question: when ice meets flame, will they destroy each other, or will they finally learn how to melt?