Kara liked Aiden Acharya. Aiden Acharya liked Kara. Arundhati Shah loved Aiden Acharya. All of these sentences were true. They were facts. The first two were well known. The last fact? Not quite. An Aru Shah Murder Mystery. ALL RIGHTS GO TO AUNTIE CHOKSHI. And Canva for the cover.

Aru Shah wasn't remotely in the place to have another relationship, much less settle down and start a family. Heartbroken from her ex boyfriend attempting to cheat on her with her older sister Kara, another relationship was way out of the question. Aiden Acharya had never wanted to get married. He had never thought about it seriously, because that was dangerous. It was dangerous to think that he could get married, because the more he put into people, the more terrifying it was. Risking being anything like his dad was too much to ask for, so he would play it safe. So when the only match that Aru and Aiden's mom bring home happen to be eachother, the boy Aru has hated since middle school for reasons that shall not be disclosed, and the girl Aiden has always found a little strange and who has also hated him since middle school for reasons he was unaware of, it became even more unlikely that they would get married. But both succumb to the pressure of their family, and both agree to meet eachother, eventually concocting a plan to fake date eachother so their parents realize how horribly suited they are for marriage- and for eachother. One thing leads to another, and both Aru and Aiden find themselves wrapped up in a rollercoaster of secrets, built up emotion, and unanswered questions. Can they find their own version of forever together? "and i never knew i could feel that much, and that's the way i loved you..."- the way i loved you by taylor swift (a/n): these characters and select plot points are not mine! this is a fanfic/AU based off of the pandava quintet/aru shah series by roshani chokshi! everything that she has rights over belong to her!! and yes, this is very much based off of the way i loved you by taylor swift:) -samhita ❤️