[Wattys Shortlist - 2025]
Hiral Kashyap is a homemaker - conventional and burning, fragile yet unflinching, just another woman smiling through the burns and life.
Riddhan Nanda is a dangerous man, a widower - the prime suspect in his wife's murder. A lawyer by profession, he has always straddled the blurred line between power and lies.
Bitter by nature and trapped in the chains of patriarchy, he speaks louder than his beliefs.
When destiny strikes, secrets unfold, hope shatters, and hearts wither.
Twisted and unhinged, Riddhan desires her for a motive, and he won't stop until she gives in.
Timid and scared, Hiral picks up the battle, for she is done being treated as dirt and a burden.
Passion sparks while enmity intensifies, as they are forced to wrestle for control over their lives, future, past, and present.
Join Hiral as she embarks on her journey to find peace and discovers that courage is beyond defeat and love is beyond heart. Flowers are beyond fragrance while life is nothing without a start.
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