From the moment they met on the first day of university, Ritika Malhotra and Reyansh Raghuvanshi were rivals. They competed for grades, opportunities, and the title of being the best. Every argument became a battle. Every victory became a war. But somewhere between the endless fights and stolen moments, rivalry turned into friendship, and friendship turned into love. Until one mistake shattered everything. Heartbroken, Ritika left. Years later, she returns. Only this time, she's no longer the girl Reyansh once loved. She's engaged. And the man waiting for her at the altar isn't Reyansh. But Reyansh won't let the love of his life, his woman, marry some other guy...would he? ꒷꒦︶꒷꒦︶ ๋ ࣭ ⭑꒷꒦ IG : @/authorar_ Check out for spoilers 🌟

⋆.𐙚 ̊"𝐀𝐀𝐏 𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐒𝐄 𝐘𝐔𝐍 𝐊𝐇𝐀𝐅𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐓 𝐇𝐔𝐀 𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐘𝐄, 𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈 𝐑𝐔𝐇𝐇 𝐊𝐀𝐀𝐍𝐏 𝐉𝐀𝐓𝐈 𝐇𝐀𝐈 𝐉𝐀𝐀𝐍𝐀.." 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝜗ৎ She wasn't the bride they chose. She was the bride they sacrificed. When her stepsister disappears on the wedding day, Noor is forced into the mandap to save her family's reputation. With trembling hands and a broken heart, she marries a man she has never met. Rivaan Singh Ranawat. A billionaire. A man worshipped by the business world. Cold. Untouchable. Impossible to understand. Their marriage begins with silence. With strangers sharing the same name. With promises that neither of them ever asked to make. But beneath Rivaan's calm smile lies a truth no one knows. A truth powerful enough to shake empires. A truth capable of turning love into the most dangerous weakness. As Noor slowly learns what it feels like to be loved, cherished, and finally called family, the ghosts of her past refuse to let her go. And when Rivaan's hidden world collides with the life they've built together, every promise they've made will be tested. Because some secrets don't just destroy lives... They start wars.

˙⋆✮ 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅. ───── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───── "Bataiye, kon hai hum aapke?" she cried, broken. In two strides he reached her, grabbed her arm, and turned her around sharply, pulling her into his arms. His arms locked around her trembling body as if he'd never let her go. "Jaan ho tum meri," He whispered harshly against her hair, hugging her tighter as she wept into his chest. *************** Three fucking years since she left. And yet, it feels like yesterday. I didn't stop her. I watched her pack. Silent. Cold. Pretending like I didn't care. Like her walking out of the door wasn't tearing something apart inside me. Maybe I thought if I didn't beg, if I didn't plead, I'd come off stronger. But all I did was let the only woman I ever loved slip through my fingers. And every goddamn day since, I've been living with that choice.