When tragedy steals the only protector she had left, eighteen- year- old Evara becomes both sister and parent to her little stepbrother. Searching for a fresh start-and for a way to feel closer to the parents they lost-they travel to Jaipur, the land of their father's beginnings... and the place where her mother's past first began to unravel. Hidden from the world by a single choice, Evara has always known the truth: the name of the man who fathered her... and why she must never step into his world. One decision made long ago ensured she would remain a secret. Invisible. Untouchable. Unknown. Evara intends to keep it that way. Her mother's choice protected her from a powerful family whose blood runs in her veins-and protect the family she grew away from, who would break if the truth of her existence ever came to light. But what she doesn't know is that the past she's avoiding has been desperately trying to find her. Her biological father and his wife have spent years searching for the woman they wronged-hoping for redemption, forgiveness, and a chance to set things right. And somewhere in the struggle to find normalcy again, destinies collide, family secrets rise, and Evara must choose between the life she's always known... and the one that's been waiting for her.

Ishita Acharya was preparing excitedly for her wedding. But just a week before the grand ceremony, her family discovers her little secret. Thrown out of her own house, Ishita stands abandoned in the middle of the street with only the clothes she wore and nothing else she owned. Between the storm of emotions, the chaos in her life and the calm patter of the rain, a stranger comes up to her with a offer of refuge in turn for a lifelong bond tied by marriage. Will Ishita accept the deal? Will she ever able to recover from her abandonment? Will her secret haunt her life further? Dive in to join Ishita in her journey. This story is a soft romance and if you are here looking for darker themes, you won't find them here. Thank you✨.