𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐑𝐄 || 18+

"𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒃𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑯𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏"
Book 1 of "𝑽𝑶𝑾𝑺 𝑶𝑭 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑬 𝑺𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑬𝑺"

𝐕𝐄𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐑𝐀𝐉𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐏 , The college heartthrob, who has the whole campus girl wrapped around his finger── except for one woman. He was a name draped in both legacy and luxury. The youngest son of the Royals of Chittorgarh. Charisma── it wasn't a choice for him; it was instinct. Royalty ── isn't in his blood but in his very presence.
𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐊𝐀 𝐑𝐀𝐉𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐇 , Prof. Ishika ──the name was enough to make everyone go silent. Her very presence demands submission. Just a glance ──sharp as a scalpel and the room surrendered to her authority. ISHIKA ──who once was lively, cheerful and life-loving; now she was a force. Cold, composed and utterly unshaken. The very heir of one of India's most powerful business dynasties ──yet she chose academia over boardrooms. But power?── that had never been an issue. She carried it effortlessly. She was a woman who didn't need to raise her voice to be heard.

"Was this all a lie? A meaningless bet?" My voice trembled, barely above a whisper, but he heard it. I saw it in the flicker of hesitation in his eyes-a hesitation that vanished too quickly, like it had never existed at all.

My chest tightened, a hollow ache spreading through me, but still, I waited.

Then, he answered. One word. Simple. Cruel.

"Yes"

A single syllable, yet it shattered something deep inside me. My breath hitched, but I refused to let the tears fall. Not here. Not in front of him.

Love is an illusion-a beautifully crafted lie designed to manipulate, to control, to destroy. I should have known better. I did know better. And yet, I let myself believe. I let myself hope.
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