Tied Without Love
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"Don't expect anything from me."
That's what Aryan Sharma tells Riya Shetty right after the wedding.
Short. Heartless. Handsome.
He's everything she didn't want - and everything her family insisted she needed.
Riya is done pleasing people.
If she has to play the perfect wife, she will.
But she won't beg for his affection.
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Riya Shetty - warm-hearted, soft-spoken, and fiercely loyal - works as a teacher and comes from a middle-class South Indian family.
Aryan Sharma - cold, sharp, and emotionally locked away - is one of India's most powerful lawyers, born into a high-profile North Indian legacy.
In a world where promises are made but hearts stay guarded, Riya dreams of warmth, laughter, and a love worth fighting for.
Aryan, cold and distant, wears the scars of a past he can't forget - and a future he doesn't want.
When an arranged marriage binds them together, two strangers must navigate years of silence, unspoken desires, and aching loneliness.
As walls crumble and truths unravel, will Riya's quiet yearning be enough to thaw Aryan's guarded heart?
Or will the shadows of blame and grief pull them further apart?
Slow-burn romance. Heartbreak and healing. A love that's not given - but earned.
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