She was never the one chosen. He never chose anyone. Vihika Sen enters Shekhawat Industries with nothing but her competence and quiet resilience. Nikhil Shekhawat rules it with discipline, restraint, and a heart sealed shut. A marriage of convenience binds two people who never planned to fall. He watches first. He protects first. He falls first. She was Professionally his But when she finally lets herself feel- She falls harder than he ever imagined. A slow-burn contract marriage where love isn't demanded. It's earned.

# Book 1 of the Shattered Hearts & Souls Series The College Era where every heartbeat has a secret. Everyone thought college would be freedom. For three girls, it became a battlefield. One hides bruises beneath her bridal bangles. One runs faster every night, but fear still finds her. One smiles on magazine covers while breaking behind closed doors. In a campus filled with laughter, deadlines, and hostel chaos- silence becomes their loudest scream. This isn't a story about prom nights. This is about survival, sisterhood, and the courage to keep walking even when the world keeps shattering them.