He took her freedom. She'll take his heart.
Major Melodie Jaxxon was never supposed to be here. One moment, she was searching for a cure to the virus threatening her world-the next, she was a prisoner in a strange land, a world where humans, or Canariae, are nothing more than servants, pets, or trophies.
She refuses to be any of those things.
Malec, the empire's most ruthless commander, sees her defiance as a challenge. Unlike the others, she doesn't cower-she fights, she argues, and worst of all, she makes him feel. He should break her, tame her like all the others. Instead, he finds himself wanting her in ways he doesn't understand. Possessing her is no longer enough-he wants her to choose him.
But Melodie has only one goal: escape.
She will play his game, let him think he's winning, even let him believe she might want him back. But the moment he lowers his guard, she will take everything from him.
Yet as lines blur between captor and captive, between obsession and something deeper, Melodie begins to wonder... what happens when the man she hates is the only one who can truly set her free?
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✦ RITVIKA KAPOOR ✦
A girl who carries the sun in her smile and storms in her silence.
She wasn't raised in riches, but she's richer than most-in love, in softness, in strength. A single mother at 24, her heart beats not just for herself, but for her little girl who calls her "Mumma."
𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 is her language and 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝 her comfort-she loves quietly, endures deeply. Every scar has a story, but she chooses not to tell them, only to live past them.
She dreams of love, but doesn't expect it.
She hopes for a miracle, yet walks through life with calm acceptance.
She is a - ❝ Khud se zyada kisi aur ke liye jeene wali ladki. ❞
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✦ VIDYUT RAJVANSH ✦
His presence demands silence.
A man built from shadows and steel. Cold eyes, sharp suits, and a reputation darker than the night. He's the kind of man who doesn't flinch at loss, and never looks back once he walks away.
A CEO, a name whispered in fear, a heart hidden behind layers of pain and pride.
Commitments? He avoids them.
Emotions? He shuts them out.
Children? He doesn't do soft things-until Tara calls him "Dadda."
He doesn't believe in second chances,
but somehow, Ritvika feels like the home he never had.
He is a - ❝ Mohabbat se door bhaagne wala, lekin mohabbat mein doobta hua aadmi. ❞
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