The Benign Knight

Serves as a sequel to "The Blazing Heiress"

The Desais were a cemetery of secrets. Viransh Malik had always known this. But he couldn't believe the buried sins of his own family twisted tighter than he could abide.

They don't quench his thirst for truth; instead, they harden his resolve to tear open the secrets of those near him cradled in their bones.

Avni was finally content. Marriage had crowned her. It had placed her at the centre of the board. But power has its own hunger, and soon, it bites into the hands of those who dare to hold it.

Around her, the pieces stir. Allies beat like bishops. Enemies strike like rooks. Pawns are willing to cross for survival. Viransh, the Knight, stands beside her, sworn to guard her even as he gallops his own path across the board.

When the past collides with the future, when old ruses awaken, when the masks finally drop - each move steers them closer to a dangerous endgame.

And the King survives only if the Knight unveils the lies before checkmate.