Destined to Heal his Heart
I closed my eyes as his thumb traced across my forehead, filling the parting of my hair with the bright red vermilion. When I opened them again, realization hit me like a wave. This wasn't love. This wasn't destiny. It was a facade-a shield to protect me from the cruel gaze of a society that had pushed me down since the day I was orphaned.
A society that called me inauspicious.
A society that shunned me despite my achievements.
A society that never saw me for the woman I had become, only for the shadows of my past.
And yet, here I stood, in front of a man I barely knew-a man who had accepted me without even asking my name.
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Veda - A 20-year-old healer whose skill and reputation have reached beyond her village, beyond the empire itself. Yet in the eyes of her own community, she is nothing more than an outcast, forever haunted by a past she couldn't control.
Nakul- The 22-year-old king of the Surya Empire. Hot-headed, battle-hardened, and fiercely loyal, he carries the weight of an entire kingdom on his shoulders. But beneath his strength lies a man torn between duty and the desires he doesn't dare acknowledge.
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Thrown together by circumstance, their forced marriage is a union neither wanted but couldn't escape. Their worlds couldn't be more different-her compassion against his fiery pride, her rejection against his acceptance.
But as the lines between duty and desire blur, the question remains:
Will they find a way to come together? Or will their differences tear them apart?
Journey through a tale of devotion, redemption, and love as Veda and Nakul face the trials of a world that threatens to keep them apart and a bond that just might bring them together.
