A Hate Marred By Vows

They grew up as enemies.
They fell apart as strangers.
But fate was never done with them.

Niya Reddy had built a life far away from the place that once held her captive. She had erased every memory, buried every feeling, and convinced herself that her past no longer mattered. She was strong. Unshaken. Ready to marry the man chosen for her.

Until she came back.
Until he was standing in front of her again.

Swastik Choudhary had spent years pretending he didn't care. Pretending that her leaving hadn't torn something inside him. That she was just a memory, a childhood mistake, a battle he had long since lost.

But the moment she returned, everything came crashing back.

The fire.
The tension.
The war they had been fighting since they were kids.

She says she hates him.
He says he doesn't care.

But hate doesn't make your pulse race.
And indifference doesn't feel like this.

With an engagement that isn't hers to break, secrets waiting to be unraveled, and emotions neither of them are ready to name, Niya and Swastik are about to learn that some battles aren't meant to be won-only surrendered to.

Because love was never their plan.
But it was always their destiny.