⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ Anvika Mehra (24) was supposed to become a bride, but instead she ran away on her wedding day. Not because she didn't know the groom. Not because she loved someone else. But because some marriages don't feel like unions....they feel like cages. Veeransh Raizada (30) never believed in love. He believed in order, reputation, and keeping his word. So when his younger brother's bride vanished on the wedding day, It was humiliation...he felt. And humiliation demands consequences. The wedding that was meant to be simple becomes a turning point. A mistake Anvika thought she could escape. A decision Veeransh refuses to forgive. She wanted freedom. He gives her forever. Because running away was easy. Living with the consequences won't be. _________________

⋆ Book 1 of "The Withered love series" ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴡᴀʏs, ᴏɴʟʏ sᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ғɪɴᴅ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ... "Kiara singhania" Her life was shattered in the blink of an eye, everything she held dear, including him, was ripped away from her. Her heart, once filled with love and hope, was left with only the echoes of a past she couldn't forget. She buried her pain deep, hiding her scars behind a mask of strength. But what happens when the ghosts of the past return back? Fate has a cruel way of bringing people back into our lives, at least when we least expect it. And the same happened with Kiara when she crossed paths with that one person she thought she'd never meet. Torn between the desperate hope of rekindling what was lost and the cold truth standing before her, Kiara is caught in a whirlwind of emotions. Will Kiara dare to confront the pain and open her heart again, or will she fall deeper into the web of mysteries hidden from her and the heartbreak she was never ready to face? The road ahead is uncertain, but one thing is clear-some wounds never fully heal, and some love stories are far from over. __________________________