⛓️ 365 DAYS OF DEFIANCE ⛓️ He married her to punish her. She stayed to defy him. THE CAPTIVE BRIDE 🥀 Khushi Kumari Gupta didn't walk into Shantivan as a bride; she entered as a captive. Arnav Singh Raizada thought a signature on a marriage certificate was enough to own her. He wanted to punish her. He wanted to break her. He wanted her to be a silent ghost haunting the halls of his mansion. THE FORTRESS OF DEFIANCE ⚔️ Instead of breaking, Khushi builds a fortress. Instead of crying, she commands. From managing the intricate politics of high society to mastering the heavy weight of the Raizada name, Khushi is no longer playing by his rules. As "The ASR" finds himself unable to keep his hands-or his eyes-off the wife he claims to hate, the line between torture and desire begins to blur. The distance between "I hate you" and "You are mine" becomes dangerously thin. THE CONTRACT VS. THE CAGE 🖋️ Arnav says it's just a transaction. Khushi says it's a cage. But when the truth of the terrace finally comes to light, will the Raizada name be enough to protect them from the fallout? Or will the secret that bound them together finally tear them apart? WHAT'S INSIDE: 🔥 Enemies to Lovers (High Tension) 🏛️ Forced Proximity & Contract Marriage 👑 Strong / Strategic Female Lead 🦁 Possessive & Jealous ASR 🤫 Family Secrets & Redemption Arc Author's Note: A tale of love, lies, and the strength found in the heart of defiance. Updates [twice a week]!

He once believed in love and relationships. He gave a chance to marriage, he didn't wanted to but he did. But fate cheated him and now he doesn't believe in anything. Once who was happy go lucky and kind hearted turned cold and ruthless. Once who thought relations are real now think all is a game of money and power. Besides coldness, ruthlessness, and hatred deep down inside his heart he longs for love, but he is afraid to dream. Will he overcome this fear and commit love? She is the wholeness of purity and innocence. Crazy, kiddish but mature as well. She thinks love is the one thing that bonds all kind of relations together. Who thinks love can heal any pain and sorrow. Who believes in fate. Who lives every day as it comes. She admires him very much. He is her inspiration, she comes knows that he has shut his heart in a shell and lives a cold life. She decides to make his pain go away. She can't see him like that. Why? Whats the reason? Is it love? Why she feel so connected to him? Why she wants to make him happy? Unknown to both, they have met many years before at a very crucial stage of their life. Both held the memory of each other, of that moment, very dear. Fate had long ago joined them in a sacred bond for a lifetime. They just need to find out.