In the ancient Pandyan Dynasty, two lovers-Aranyaa, the Kaaladhari or "bearer of time," and Kayan, the Aayulkaran or "eternal healer"-stood as both rulers and legends. Blessed by Lord Shiva, they held powers that bent time and defied mortality, reshaping their kingdom in ways both wondrous and perilous. But as ambition clashed with ideals, a rift tore their bond, turning love into a bitter curse.
Now, bound to an endless battle in the shadowy netherworld, they fight by day and remember their love by night, their souls forever entwined in sorrow. Yet, beyond their reach, a force quietly stirs, one that may shatter their curse and unravel the mysteries of love, power, and redemption hidden deep within their tragic fate.
Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction?
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Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything.
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