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Katha's world crumbles when Ayaan runs away on their wedding day, unable to commit to the future they'd planned. Heartbroken and abandoned, she's left to pick up the pieces of a life she thought she had.
In an unexpected twist, Kshitij Kapoor, Ayaan's best friend and a powerful billionaire, steps in to marry Katha-not out of love, but out of a deep sense of duty to save their families' honor. Cold and distant, Kshitij has no plans of turning this marriage into anything more than a mere formality.
But as Katha and Kshitij navigate their new lives together, an undeniable tension builds between them. She's caught between the man who left her and the man who saved her, all while trying to heal from the betrayal.
With Ayaan still lurking in the background, pretending to be over Katha, the truth behind his escape remains a mystery. Will Katha ever find the answers she's looking for, and will she ever learn to love the man who never planned on being more than her husband by circumstance?
*no smut*