thesleepyreader00
They called her a scandal. They called him a monster. Now they're married.
Rhea Malhotra was India's golden girl-rich, spoiled, and raised on filters, fame, and fragile dreams. But one reckless night and a viral kiss later, her perfect life crashes into flames. To save her father's reputation, she's forced into a hasty marriage with Adhiraj Singhania-a brooding 33-year-old ex-convict with a criminal past and a silence sharp enough to cut glass.
He doesn't want a wife. She doesn't want a prison. Yet here they are-locked in a one-year marriage contract, living under the same roof with nothing in common but secrets, pain, and the weight of everyone else's expectations.
Rhea is chaos wrapped in glitter.
Adhiraj is grief carved in stone. And love? Love isn't even a word in their story.
But when anger turns into understanding, and silence becomes something heavier than hate... what happens when two broken people start to see each other, really see each other?
This isn't a fairytale.
It's a story of shame, survival, slow-burning tension, and the kind of love that isn't soft or sweet-but real, raw, and terrifying.
Tropes
✦ Scandal marriage
✦ Broody ex-con CEO × dramatic influencer
✦ Age gap
✦ Forced proximity
✦ Slow burn to obsession
✦ He fell first but harder
✦ Touch her and disappear energy
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