.#2 in the series of saudade . Taraksha Sinha was born into love-and guarded by it like a fortress. The only daughter in a tightly-knit joint family, she was pampered, protected, and practically untouchable. Her three elder brothers, two cousin brothers, and entire household built walls of affection so high that no suitor ever stood a chance. She thought it was just them. Until Aanan Suryawanshi came back. Eight years her senior. Her brothers' best friend. A boy she once called "bhaiya" without a second thought. But when he returned from abroad, something shifted. The man standing before her was no longer just a piece of her childhood. He was temptation wrapped in silence. Presence soaked in restraint. And suddenly, she no longer saw a brother-but the one man her heart couldn't resist. What Taraksha doesn't know is that Aanan has been hiding a truth deeper than time: for 5 years, he's loved her from afar. Loved her in silence. Loved her so fiercely, he drove away every man who came close-even while knowing she was never his to claim. Until now. As past boundaries blur and long-held secrets crack open, Taraksha must face a heart-shattering question: What do you do when the one man you love was always right in front of you... but the last one you're supposed to want? A storm of passion, family, and forbidden longing-this is not just a love story. It's the love she was never meant to find. --- Want to find out? Read "his tara" to find out! A saga of love and longing!.... ©ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

He left her at the altar. Five years ago, Purvi stood in a mandap, dressed as a bride, waiting for a man who never came. Love turned into humiliation, and humiliation turned into something far more dangerous. Now he's back. And this time, she isn't the girl who waited. She's the woman who makes him. At gunpoint, Purvi forces Rudraksh into a marriage he once ran from-determined to make him feel every ounce of the pain he left her with. But Rudraksh isn't the same man who disappeared. He doesn't beg. He doesn't explain. And he definitely doesn't leave. Because if there's one thing he's certain about- He's not losing her again. What starts as revenge turns into a battle of control, silence, and unfinished vows... where love is buried under years of anger, and the truth is more dangerous than either of them expected. © All rights reserved ©All rights reserved