Nova can't escape the rich town of Riverside, where a tragedy follows her every step, but she can work to uncover who's been lying to her all these years. ***** When seventeen-year-old Nova Nightingale returns to her late mother's hometown the last thing she expects is to be public enemy number one, but the rumors surrounding her mother's sudden disappearance fifteen years earlier follow Nova everywhere she goes. And to top it all off, the local rich boy, Isaac Royal, is adamant about making her life hell. Surrounded by rumors, lies, and a secret keeping the town on edge, Nova has to figure out why she's hated and why the boy hell-bent on making her suffer seems to be the only person she can trust. Content/Triggering Warning: this story contains themes of suicide and violence [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]

Shaarvika Shekhawat x Aryaman Raghuwanshi Shaarvika Shekhawat ✨️ Self-made billionaire. Business woman and a secret and most feared personality of underworld. CEO and Founder of her own business empire "SS EMPIRE". A perfect girl who possess hour glass body with immense beauty- capable of bringing any man to his knees. She is the best example of perfect blend of traditions with modernity. Grown up surrounded by overprotective and possessive father and brothers. Most loved and pampered one in the family as she is the only girl child of her family born after 10 generation. An ambivert. A girl who carries dark aura. Cold, grumpy and ruthless- but only for the world. For her family she is just their sweet, sunshine, bubbly and innocent princess. Aryaman Raghuwanshi ✨️ A Trillionaire. Most powerful and feared person of Asia. Belongs the most influential family of India. Yuvraj of Rajasthan and also a mafia king of India-- practically, ruling over more than half or the world. CEO of "Raghuwanshi group of companies". A Greek God personality with a perfect handsome face and body. Toned muscles, 8 packs, slightly long hair, ocean blue eyes and veiny hands- are some of his best features. Cold and dark personality carrier. Grumpy, ruthless and very possessive about his things. ___ "Every relationship is based on trust and respect. If any of the either become weak, the relationship also starts getting weak and gradually it breaks" She whispered, staring deep into his eyes. Her voice void of any emotion but her eyes- it said everything. For a moment she really wanted him to say something... anything. But her delusion broke when he kept numb. He didn't said anything, he wasn't in his sense his anger has overpowered him. And that one silence shattered everything they built together. ___ Troops: Love at first sight CEO x CEO Mafia romance Royal romance Strong female lead Age-gap Possessive MMC & FMC He fell first and both fell harder Loving family Dark