"This novel's name has been changed-it was previously known as Harshita's Beast." Harshita Gupta has always lived in the background-overshadowed by her bold younger sister and judged for her plus-size body. At twenty-two, she finds comfort in her dreams of becoming a teacher and living a life of dignity, far from the constant criticism at home. When her sister begs for a friends' trip, their father agrees on one condition: Harshita must go as the chaperone. What should have been a simple vacation turns painful as her sister abandons her again and again, ashamed to be seen with her. But everything changes when Harshita unexpectedly comes face-to-face with the one man she hoped never to meet again-the man who once humiliated her and broke her confidence. He's still dangerously charming. Still magnetic. Still impossible to ignore. Despite every promise she made to herself, Harshita lets him get close... only to face a betrayal far worse than before. Something that leaves her shattered, ashamed, and unable to trust anyone-including herself. Unable to bear the pain, Harshita disappears without a trace, cutting ties with everyone she has ever known. This is the story of a quiet girl pushed to her breaking point... and the journey that begins only after she walks away