Hearts Under Contract

The sound of camera shutters was deafening, a chorus of clicks and flashes blinding Anaisha as she stepped out of the car. Her heart pounded in her chest as the headlines blared through her mind. Young Billionaire Caught in Scandal-that's all anyone cared about now. Not her business success, not her achievements, but those blurry pictures of her in a club with a man she didn't even know.

Arvin Mehrotra.

His name was everywhere, tied to hers in a way that neither of them could escape. One moment-a fleeting, accidental moment-and her entire world shifted. The press was having a field day, and her family... her family wanted to fix it in the most outrageous way possible.

Marry him.

Inside his office, Arvin sat in silence, staring at the same headlines. His life had been flipped upside down in a matter of days. He had never even met Anaisha Roy before that night. He didn't even know what had happened, just that a drunken stumble had led to a viral scandal.

And now? Now his father wanted to tie him to her-for life.

He let out a bitter laugh. It wasn't a proposal; it was a sentence. One neither of them could escape.