Since seventh grade, Kanika has been Anakveer one and only sanctuary-his best friend, his *pasandida aurat.* She believes in their unshakable "bro code," but for Anakveer, there's nothing brotherly about the way he craves her. To him, she's already his-whether she knows it or not. But when unspoken desires begin to blur the lines of their friendship, will his obsession tear them apart? Or will his dark world pull her in, corrupting her soul until she belongs to him-*forever?* _________________________________________ Kanika Guhilot-a 25 year old post graduate, a sharp-tongued, curvy goddess, and the so-called "lazy soul" of the Guhilot family. As the middle child, she perfected the art of dodging nosy relatives with her half-hearted attempt at preparing for civil services. Marriage? Not on her wishlist-*ever.* Life is complicated enough without adding a husband to the mix. Anakveer Rajput-a 25 year old graduate, the notorious bad boy and youngest heir of an empire that spells terror in the business world. To outsiders, he's nothing more than a spoiled brat with a short fuse, but beneath the surface, he is the undisputed terror king of his bloodline, ruling the underworld with an iron fist,he's the ruthless ruler of the underground-a king who bows to no one. No one, except *her.* _________________________________________ Troops: Slow Burn ❤️🔥 Forced marriage Mafia husband Bestfriend to forced husband Grumpy × insecure soul Anger issue × Attitude problem He fell first & harder Obsessed husband Possessive partner Loyal × loyal Corrupted soul× Innocent soul Intence mature content 🔥

Katha Choudhury, 26, Is the most pampered princess of the powerful Choudhury mafia family. Feisty, fearless, and fiercely brilliant, she's India's top lawyer and owns the country's most elite law firm. Known for her courtroom dominance, Katha always gets her brothers out of trouble-and no one dares to cross her or the Choudhurys. Dattatriya Agnivanshi, 34, Is the cold-blooded Chief Minister of Rajasthan and the undisputed ruler of both Rajasthan and the Italian Mafia. Ruthless, emotionless, and dangerously mysterious, he's a man feared by nations and obeyed without question. He despises everyone, including his own blood, and harbors a deep, deadly rivalry with the powerful Choudhury family. Crossing him is a death wish. What happens when the Queen of Justice is bound to the King of Shadows? When fire meets ice, and law collides with lawlessness? When the woman who defends the guilty meets the man who never pleads innocent? What happens when Katha Choudhury and Dattatriya Agnivanshi-sworn enemies, forged in different fires-are forced to stand side by side? Will it be war, destruction... or something far more dangerous?

She was born into wealth, wrapped in silk and gold, the princess of one of the richest families, adored by all. Loved by her parents, admired by society, envied in silence. To the world, she was perfection itself-graceful, kind, untouchable. Everyone's favorite. Everyone... except one. Hidden behind smiles and loyalty was a person who despised her existence. Someone who want her crown, her riches, and her place. And slowly, carefully, they weave lies so convincing that love turns into doubt, admiration into hatred. When the truth is buried and the lies win, the princess is left alone in a world that once worshipped her. Betrayed by whispers, abandoned by trust, and questioned by the very family that raised her. . . . . . . As her reputation shatters and her voice is silenced, one question remains- Will she fight back, or will she break? Will the princess uncover the truth behind her downfall? Will her family believe her when the whole world stands against her? And in a kingdom ruled by lies, will justice ever choose the fallen over the favored liar? This is a story of betrayal, resilience, and the painful cost of being loved... until you're not. 🖤👑

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Veeranshu Singhania - a name the world speaks with respect, and the underworld mutters with fear. He is the cold, commanding CEO of singhania company, a luxury empire so powerful that nations bend before its influence. But that is only his daylight face. Because Veeranshu isn't a monster only in the dark... He is a devil in both worlds. The corporate world surrenders to his brilliance. The underworld bows to his brutality. And he takes pride in both. His personality is carved from ice and dominance. Calm on the outside, chaos on the inside - he carries a rage so deadly that a single spark can turn him into destruction itself. He does not feel love. He does not believe in mercy. For him, power is the only truth, and everything else is noise. Fear isn't just something he creates - it's what he breathes. Lies and betrayal are sins he never forgives. Once crossed, he doesn't destroy you immediately. he destroys your whole world first. In the underworld, he is unstoppabale. And everywhere he walks... shadows become his followers. Tara Sehgal is a world-class neurosurgeon - the kind who walks into an operation theater like it's her battlefield and walks out victorious every single time. Failure is a word she has never let touch her scalpel. But her life was never as simple as white coats and bright lights. Her childhood wasn't soft, safe, or normal. She grew up witnessing things no child should ever see, and those scars shaped her into the quiet, unshakeable force she is today. Because Tara is not just a doctor. She is more. Much more. Behind her steady hands and calm smile lies a woman who carries secrets heavier than blood and a strength deeper than the wounds she hides.Her hazel eyes tell stories she never speaks - stories of survival, of pain, of resilience, and of a fire that refuses to die. Tara Sehgal is brilliance in daylight, and something far more dangerous in the shadows. A woman impossible to understand... and even harder to control.

Anvi Datta (26) is a billionaire who runs a global empire of elite pubs, casinos, and high-end restaurants. The only daughter of the Datta family after four generations, she is deeply devoted to her family and would do anything to protect them. Within her home, she is a cherished princess-but outside, she is known as "Viper," a ruthless businesswoman and deadly combat fighter feared in the underworld. Yugansh Sisodhia (34) is a multi-billionaire who controls major pharmacological companies and high-end restaurants. Admired and feared alike, he is also the ruthless mafia king of Spain's underworld. Orphaned at fifteen after a tragic car accident, Yugansh took over his father's business and built it into a powerful empire. Since losing his family, he has never smiled again-cold, merciless, and keeping everyone at a distance.

Ira Sharma has spent her life believing she was never meant to be seen. At twenty-five, she is a brilliant architect and professor, the silent force behind ARC Institute-an institution she owns but never claims publicly. Insecure about her appearance and uncertain of her presence, Ira chooses invisibility over authority, silence over recognition. She leads from the shadows, convinced that softness and strength cannot coexist. Reyansh Malhotra is twenty-seven and already the CEO and Chairman of Malhotra Industries. Distinct, disciplined, and precise, he speaks only when necessary and commands respect without demanding it. Love, to him, is rare-earned, not assumed. Not scarred by heartbreak but shaped by observation, Reyansh learned early that emotions without depth are temporary, and attachments without intention are fragile, he knows it not by experience but by observation. They are each other's first, there is no misunderstanding, no family drama, this is just a sweet love story between them. Let's see how their journey moves from neighbors to friends, from an unexpected marriage to a love neither of them planned-but both chose.

She was the forgotten daughter-thrown out at twelve, stolen by the darkness, and saved by the most feared mafia family in the world, the Morettis. Now at twenty-five, Shivanya Rathore/Moretti has built her own empire of steel and fire. Cold, untouchable, and feared. But fate drags her back to India-back to the family that abandoned her, back to the grandmother who betrays her, and straight into a marriage with Rudra Raghuvanshi, the arrogant heir of Rajasthan. Just when she thinks she's trapped forever, the doors of her cage are blown apart- by Damian Petrov, the ruthless Russian Mafia King, the man she once loved, the man the world believes is dead... And when Damian claims her, the world burns.

( 𝐀𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤~ 𝟐)💗 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐯𝐢 𝐱 𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡 ""By day, he is nothing more than my professor. Cold. Arrogant. Untouchable. His words cut sharp, his gaze heavier than the silence that follows them. We don't get along-never have, never will. I hate him for the way he looks at me like I'm a problem he can't solve, and I'm certain he hates me more for daring to defy him in every lecture hall. But the truth I carry is darker than the glares we exchange. He isn't just my professor. He isn't just my best friend's husband's younger brother-the one everyone calls disciplined, brilliant, respectable. Beneath the pressed suits and the authority, he is something far more dangerous. A hacker. A shadow who can bend systems, ruin empires, and vanish without a trace. And somehow, I'm the only one who knows what he really is. I never meant to find out. I never wanted to be the one holding his secret in my trembling hands. But secrets like his don't stay silent. They snare, they choke, they demand. And now, I'm trapped-caught in his web, drawn deeper with every passing night. In the daylight, we are enemies, circling each other with venom on our tongues and fire in our eyes. But when the night begins, when the world falls quiet and shadows take over, the lines blur. Hatred melts into something hungrier. Every argument feels like foreplay, every warning like a promise. The closer I get, the less I can tell where danger ends and desire begins. He told me once that he was ruin, that loving him would be a catastrophe. But maybe ruin was exactly what I needed. Because the more I fight him, the more I realize the truth: he might be my greatest mistake... or the only salvation I'll ever find. Read to find what is written in ours. 🔞

They performed her last rites. While she was still alive. Akshara Maheshwari was erased from her own family before she could even understand what she had done wrong. Abandoned, forgotten, and declared dead, she disappeared from the world that once called her blood. Years later, she returns - not as a broken child begging for answers, but as AK - a name the world admires, fears, and follows. She doesn't come back for forgiveness. She doesn't ask for love. And she doesn't reveal herself easily. Because some wounds don't need apologies - they need truth, power, and reckoning. As the Maheshwaris celebrate, lie, and protect their secrets, the past claws its way back into the present. A past involving betrayal, silence, a sold child, and a savior who changed her fate. What happens when a family realizes the daughter they buried... is the woman who now controls their empire? And what if revenge isn't her goal, but taking back what was always hers? A story of abandonment, survival, silent revenge, and a girl who learned to smile while planning her return. Read to find out: Will the truth destroy them... or will Akshara destroy the truth first?