#1 book in The Ruined Series She was never meant to be the bride. A widow, a replacement, an afterthought. But when her sister disappears before the wedding, Natasha is forced into an unwanted marriage with Shivansh Ranawat-a man who didn't choose her, and doesn't plan to love her. And yet... fate never asks permission.

𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 She ignored that. "Would you... kiss me? Just once. Before I go." I looked up at her slowly. "You're drunk. I'm not interested in being someone's regret in the morning." "I'm not that drunk," she said, quieter. "And I don't think I'd regret it." Varenya is just a housemaid. Aryan is a ruthless mafia billionaire who becomes dangerously obsessed with her. She hates him, his violence, and the dark world he rules with all her heart. Yet every time he comes near, her hatred collides with an attraction she can't understand and can't resist his touch. Trapped between forbidden desire and dangerous obsession, Varenya wants to escape him. Aryan has no intention of letting her go. ________ 𝐀 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬. 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝟏𝟖+.