What's In It For Me?

"I invented the perfect man to escape a marriage I didn't want. Then, he walked through my front door."

To stay in Canada for her Master's and dodge the relentless pressure of an arranged marriage, Sushvi created a masterpiece of a lie. She found a photo of a handsome stranger and told her mother he was her American-citizen, high-profile boyfriend. A ghost. A shield. A fake.

But the universe doesn't like being lied to.

When the man from the photo-the real Abhi-suddenly appears in her life, he doesn't just play along. He doesn't struggle with the script. He steps into the role of her boyfriend with a natural, terrifying ease-as if he's lived this life before. As if he's been waiting for her to call his name.

"You told your mother I was yours, Sushvi," he whispers, his eyes searching hers with a depth that feels like a memory. "Now tell me... what's in it for me?"

Forced into a deal to keep her secret alive, Sushvi finds herself trapped in a "fake" relationship that feels dangerously real. Abhi isn't just acting; he's protecting her, wanting her, and watching her with a hunger that suggests he knows her better than she knows herself.

But behind his warm smile and protective touch, Abhi is holding a secret that defies the laws of time and space. When the mask finally slips and Sushvi discovers who-and what-he really is, can she still love the man who was never supposed to exist?

In a game of secrets and shadows, the most dangerous thing isn't the lie... it's the truth.

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