Serves as a sequel to "The Blazing Heiress" The Desais were a cemetery of secrets. Viransh Malik had always known this. But he couldn't believe the buried sins of his own family twisted tighter than he could abide. They don't quench his thirst for truth; instead, they harden his resolve to tear open the secrets of those near him cradled in their bones. Avni was finally content. Marriage had crowned her. It had placed her at the centre of the board. But power has its own hunger, and soon, it bites into the hands of those who dare to hold it. Around her, the pieces stir. Allies beat like bishops. Enemies strike like rooks. Pawns are willing to cross for survival. Viransh, the Knight, stands beside her, sworn to guard her even as he gallops his own path across the board. When the past collides with the future, when old ruses awaken, when the masks finally drop - each move steers them closer to a dangerous endgame. And the King survives only if the Knight unveils the lies before checkmate.

Like the collision of two stars, they crashed into each other, unexpectedly and unforgivingly. Avni perceives him as an intrusive man. Despite the irresistible and suave charms, she is determined to avoid him. Except for Viransh, she is a risk and a mystery that he vows to unravel and uncover the shattered woman hidden beneath the facade of an impudent heiress. Amidst the chaos, they draw closer to each other, sailing toward the shore of love. But shadows of their past loom like giant waves, threatening to turn over their fragile ship. So does the billowing black smoke of secrets inscribed in Avni's diary. Will they let the tempest of their pasts consume them? Or will they build an anchor of strength to weather the storm together?

|| Everything changes when you fall in love with the enemy. || When General Niall Killian, a high ranked prodigy, recruits the newly graduated Thea Rhaanan to work for him, his hope is that she will be the key to unlocking incredibly valuable information from an uncooperative source. This information being exactly what he needs to finally bring an end to the decades long conflict between the Aiverian State and its despised rebels, the Elorian Crows. However, Thea has her own ideas. Realizing that helping Niall may mean turning on her own people, the very people the Elorian Crows fight for, Thea must decide if trusting Niall is the right thing to do... especially when working for the State means being in the heart of the lions den and surrounding herself with people who hate her. Of course, her confusion and fear only worsens when she finds herself not only growing close to her new co-workers, but also starting to develop feelings for the General himself.