### **INTRODUCTION** In the corporate world, power doesn't whisper. It **commands**. Anika Sharma had built her empire on steel nerves and sharper decisions. A brilliant CEO. A ruthless leader. A woman who believed kindness was a weakness-and emotions, a liability. She didn't raise voices. She ended careers. She didn't give second chances. She erased mistakes. In her company, people survived. They never *belonged*. --- Shivaay Singh Oberoi had never belonged anywhere. Not after his mother died too soon. Not after his father chose wealth over his own child. Not after life taught him, again and again, that brilliance doesn't always protect the gentle. Raised in a small house with his fragile dadi, Shivaay learned to smile through loss and trust through pain. Gifted. Intelligent. Exceptionally talented. Yet clumsy, naïve, and painfully kind- He believed the world worked on fairness, because *he* did. That belief cost him jobs. It cost him dignity. It almost cost him hope. Until one interview changed everything. --- Anika Sharma didn't hire people. She **calculated** them. And in Shivaay-awkward, underconfident, and far too honest- She saw something dangerous. Not weakness. Potential. --- He walked into her glass empire with nothing but skill and sincerity. She ruled it with authority and cold precision. He didn't know she would break him. She didn't know he would change her. Because when innocence collides with ruthlessness... When kindness stands in front of power... It's not just a love story. It's a **war** ---

Ann is a con artist who has always earned her keep by scamming people. Her boyfriend Daksh gambles and get's caught up in a debt that he cannot repay. Her brother Saahil is fighting terminal illness and she needs the money desperately. She conspires together with her boy friend Daksh, to marry a blind billionaire. The plan is to take his money, and run off to the sunset. Instead, she finds Shivaay Singh Oberoi, her blind husband, to be much more capable than she thought he would be. He is handsome, smart, and has the kindest heart. He was a man who lived his life to the fullest, and spread nothing but joy and love wherever he went. Will she be able to complete her mission without being blind sided by his infectious love?

Shiv an aspiring architect, bumps into the snobbish, CEO Ann who runs a multi billion dollar, construction company, on a domestic flight, one stormy evening. In a twist of fate, he finds himself working for the evil woman; whom he finds to be obnoxious and inspiring at the same time. When an ultimatum is put in front of Ann,by her scheming cousins, to take over the company, Ann selfishly, choose to blackmail Shiv her naive, yet ambitious new employee into marrying her. Of course in return she was making him an offer that he couldn't say no to. After all herself and her company comes first! A bewildered, Shiv can't simply decide whether to kiss her, marry her, or to kill her!

The Devil Realm is dying. Only one thing can save it,the power of the Kindest Heart, hidden somewhere in the mortal world. Annika, the strongest and coldest warrior of the devils, is sent to claim it. Her search leads her to the powerful Oberoi family, where everyone believes the heart belongs to the gentle Omkara. To get close, Annika joins Oberoi Industries... but instead of Omkara, she keeps clashing with Shivaay Singh Oberoi-the arrogant, ruthless heir who stands in her way.

After a traumatic experience that manages to completely throw Anika's life off the axis, Shivaay Singh Oberoi is, somehow, the anchor to her sanity. But could it be that the man and her had a history together? ➤ full summary inside ➤ cover by @blackmaniacx ➤ completed

Since she lost her parents at age of 7; Anika Kapoor was disowned and sentenced by her own family to be a maid and works in her own house for her aunt (Kamini) the head of Kapoor of the Aristocrat and her two wicked cousins (Ragini) and the younger(Tia); but even though it was hard for Anika to escape this life, she didn't escape her forbidden dream of being a doctor and the day she secretly received an acceptance letter of free scholarship in a prestigious medical university, Shivaay Singh Oberoi entered her life. Shivaay Singh Oberoi the young rich promising son of the (Aristocrat) and the head of all Aristocratic families came with the purpose of marrying a daughter of the Aristocrat clan; which made Kamini desperate to make him marry Ragini and much more threatened of her beautiful niece Anika, so she had to do something cruel to make sure he will never know of Anika; not knowing that by her doings she brought Anika one step closer towards Shivaay *A dark retelling of Cinderella, mature themes

Life will always be ready with many presents, He had no idea about that. What if you get an opportunity to change everything from scratch which you missed in your life. What if life presents you with another chance? An HIV Positive patient lost his life after battling with life almost for three years, His only reason to live was his wife, Who came to his life after he got affected and when his whole family abounded him with no ties, She left her own family and broke every single person's heart in her family just to be with him. He understood the meaning of real love only because of her, Her love taught him that pure souls indeed exists. She didn't expect anything from him, Not even physical intimacy which hurt him even more. His last wish was her happiness. God granted his wish. The next moment, He woke up as a 17-year-old boy, With a memory of his love.

The story starts with the fashion show day. Everything is the same except that Shivaay humiliates Annika more in front of the media and refuses to accept her as his wife. But is that all? Did Shivaay purposely do this or there is more. Read the story to know how Shivaay and Annika's lives change after the incident.

He believes love always comes with conditions. He's spent his life managing others' chaos, never his own heart. She's always had to fight for stability, so deep down, she doesn't trust "forever." Why did he fall? She is free. Unfiltered. She doesn't treat him like a headline or a business deal and that...terrifies him. Why did she fall? He is steady, constant, the one thing in her life that feels safe, even if he's infuriating. And makes her life living hell.

Despite the unconventional way it happened, Shivaay felt a rare sense of peace after forcing Anika into marriage when his bride went missing. Though his approach had been far from ideal, he couldn't help but be grateful for how fate had unexpectedly sorted out the chaos in his life.