She's getting closer and closer... adrenaline pumping, mind bursting with anticipation as she nears the corner of the bar knowing I am about to see the face of the women who manages to occupy my every thought, and just before she takes that last step around the corner. -beep-beep-beep- I wake up.

Araaya Avasthi, a spirited and independent 24-year-old, never imagined she would end up married to Abhimanyu Dixit, the 27-year-old multimillionaire who has been her childhood rival. Cold, ruthless, and seemingly incapable of love, Abhimanyu is charming to everyone but her-and this marriage was not even her choice. It was the dying wish of her beloved grandmother. Thrown into a world of wealth, power, and unspoken grudges, Araaya must navigate a life with a man who has vowed never to fall in love. Determined and resilient, she faces old rivalries, simmering tensions, and unexpected challenges-but amid the chaos, there may be a spark neither of them saw coming. *This is a slow burn- consider yourself warned!*

Dante Romano, the most powerful Italian mafia leader is forced to pick a bride by his cruel father in a week. When a man betrays his trust and steals from him, Dante is about to kill him before the man mentions he has a daughter around his age and will sell her to him to marry her. But this guy and girl never believed in love because of something to do with their cruel fathers. What will happen when these two broken souls meet each other? Will they help each other in finding their true selves again? Will they actually fall in love? Keep reading to find out...

𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒅𝒓𝒖𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒎. 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒏𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 Rafe Cameron, the infamous Prince of Kooks despised Pogues. Especially his little sister's best friend Evelyn Banks; a girl who makes him feel things he hasn't felt before. "In which Rafe Cameron shares a love hate relationship with a Pogue"