purplesparkel
A dark, rainy night in the narrow, winding gullies of Banaras changed sixteen-year-old Sia's life forever. Terrified, bleeding, and running for her life with a torn kurti and a shattered spirit, she expected the darkness of the holy city to swallow her whole as a group of drunk men hunted her down.
Instead, she collided with the Dixit brothers.
Madhav and Aryan-the youngest heirs to Banaras's most powerful and feared Mafia clan-were casually roaming their territory when a broken girl fell at their feet, begging for salvation before collapsing into unconsciousness. In that single moment, her abusers were brought to their knees, and Sia was brought into a fortress.
Adopted into the grand Dixit haveli, Sia is a traditional girl carrying deep, unspoken trauma. She expects to be a burden to the seven fierce, intimidating brothers who rule the city's underworld. Instead, she becomes their sacred duty. They build a wall of absolute protection around her, claiming her as their own.
But while her seven brothers guard her from the outside world, it is Devrat-Madhav's absolute best friend-who begins to heal her from within. Devrat is a man of culture, calm eyes, and immense respect. In a house where honor is everything and fourteen protective eyes are always watching, a quiet, consuming love begins to breathe. But in the heart of a Mafia empire, can a secret devotion survive?