"𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐞: The Epic Love Story of Shaurya and Ruhanika" ✔️ - 𝐌 𝐀 𝐇 𝐈 𝐑 𝐀 - Wattpad

"𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐞: The Epic Love Story of Shaurya and Ruhanika" ✔️

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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙪𝙧𝙮𝙖 𝙍𝙖𝙟𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙝, the ruthless Mafia king of Rajasthan, commanded fear and respect with his iron rule. His cold demeanor and calculated actions made him an enigma to those around him. On the other hand, 𝙍𝙪𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙠𝙖, a compassionate doctor, dedicated her life to saving others, unaware that her path was about to cross with Shaurya's.

As fate would have it, on a stormy night in the bustling city of 𝙍𝙖𝙟𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣, Shaurya found himself injured and seeking shelter in a small clinic where Ruhanika worked. Their worlds collided, and their lives would never be the same again.

Amidst the chaos and danger, their love blossomed, defying all odds and expectations.

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Completed:- 04.04.24
Edited:- *On Process*

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♛𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐇𝐈 𝐑𝐀𝐉𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐇♛ 🦋𝐈 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝🦋 23 year old beauty with brain, don't take anyone's shit. Normally a calm and a person of few words but if she gets angry at that moment they should knew they fucked up VERY BAD. CEO of BLUE MOON one of the youngest Billionaire of the country. Cold and very protective towards the one she love. Has lots of secret behind her emotionless face. ♚𝐑𝐮𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞♚ ⟡⟡𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝐓𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐄𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲⟡⟡ 23 year old Crowned prince of Jaipur. Cold and hot-headed. Dare to raise your head in front of him he may leaves you but don't ever dare to raise even your pinky finger in front of the person he loves..cause then he don't think twice before separating your head from your body and vanishing your whole existence from the world. Have direct connection from underworld. In business as well as Mafia world he is known as 𝗥𝗦𝗥.Don't want a girl..is waiting for his woman. ✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮ Tropes-'♡'- -Strong and badass female lead -Dark past -Cold x Cold -He fell first and harder -Best friend's sister #1 in CEO out of 39.5k stories [31-01-25] #1 in loveatfirstsight out of 39.9k stories [09-02-25] #2 in betrayal out of 127k stories[26.12.24] #9 in Mafia out of 151k stories[09-02-25] ✮✮✮✮✮ What will happen when two same yet different worlds collide with each other? She wasn't fond of him after thei