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Secret: The most fatal weapon of the mankind. But careful, for it depends on whether you're capable of wielding it. Taranya Chauhan never was. She wasn't ready for the world awaiting her, neither for the secrets it held. But when she was shoved headfirst in it, she knew she had to swim up to not drown. Now it's a matter of time before she finds out who's pulling her underwater and who's helping her on the surface. *Content and Trigger warning: This book contains past references to abuse and child molestation.

"यह ढाई आखर 'प्रेम'-मेरे लिए इस शब्द का पर्याय केवल रवि नहीं है, रवि के अतिरिक्त वह एक कप चाय भी है, जो अब तक मेरे साथ है।"

Prologue Life doesn't always come wrapped in choices. Sometimes, it corners you-backs you into silence-and demands a sacrifice. Saanvi Bansal believed pain had already taken everything from her. Love had betrayed her. Trust had humiliated her. Dignity had been tested in places she never thought she'd have to defend herself. She ran, not to escape life, but to survive it-hoping distance would quiet the memories that still woke her up at night. She was wrong. Because life wasn't done with her yet. Dev Malhotra believed emotions were dangerous. Once burned, he had buried his heart so deep that even he could no longer reach it. His world revolved around a single soul-his daughter, Sia. For her, he would cross every line, break every rule, and sacrifice anyone who stood in his way. Even himself. When the law demanded a mother and fate placed Saanvi in his path, Dev didn't hesitate. He didn't ask. He didn't explain. Some battles were not fought with morality-only with strategy. And Saanvi became part of that strategy. A marriage born out of force, not vows. A union sealed by pressure, not consent. A promise made without love-and without escape. She didn't marry him because she wanted to. She married him because saying no was never an option. Dev's POV: "I didn't marry her because I loved her. I married her because I needed her-and I will not lose my daughter, no matter the cost." Two broken lives bound together by compulsion. A child caught between power and cruelty. And a woman who had no idea that the man she was forced to call her husband was both her greatest threat... and her inevitable fate. Because life is never predictable- especially when it is built on pain, power, and survival.