｡⁠◕⁠‿⁠◕⁠｡ Aarika: His Scared Kitten Dark. Twisted. Unpredictable. Aarika has lived her life as nothing more than a burden. Born into a family that only wanted a son, she was locked away in a mansion, kept away from the world. Her parents shower their love on her younger brother, Aarav, while she is treated like an outcast, beaten and neglected. At the age of five, Aarika's world became the cold walls of her mansion, with no escape and no hope. Her dreams were crushed, her heart broken. She knows nothing of the outside world, and nothing about love. Enter Rayansh Mahadevan-the powerful, heartless mafia king who controls everything in his path. To him, money, power, and control are all that matter. Women? He hates them. His past has molded him into someone who trusts no one, especially not a woman. Rayansh has seen the ugliest sides of life, and it has turned him cold and ruthless. No one dares to cross him-until he meets Aarika. She is the last thing he expects: weak, broken, and completely unaware of who she is. But there is something about her-something that calls to the darkness within him. Rayansh wants to own her, break her, and make her his. And Aarika? She is terrified, trapped between a monster of her own and a man who wants nothing more than to possess her. But nothing is as it seems. Can a broken girl and a cold-hearted mafia lord find a twisted kind of love? Or will their painful pasts destroy them both? Warning: Dark themes, abuse, and triggering content. This story is not for the faint-hearted. #1 india #darkromance