Beneath Her Shadow

Ananya Sharma was born unwanted.
Raised in a house where love was a currency she could never afford, where cruelty was expected and kindness was a myth, she learned young-only the ruthless survive.
Betrayed by her mother.
Betrayed by her sister.
Betrayed by the only man she had ever trusted.
Now, she is no one's victim.
She owns Aurum Jewels-a brand that drips wealth and power, the crown jewel of India's elite. She walks into rooms, her presence commanding attention, her body wrapped in silk, her lips painted in blood-red temptation.
She is the woman men fall to their knees for-and the one who never looks back when they beg.
But there is one thing she still can't have.
Vihaan Malhotra.
The mafia king.
The most powerful man in the country.
Her sister's husband.
The man she has loved since she was 18.
He has never looked at her. Never wanted her. Never touched her.
And that is about to change.
Because Ananya never loses.
And this time?
She's playing to own him.

She will make him crave her, hate himself for needing her, burn for her until there is nothing left but his ruin at her feet.And when he finally breaks, when his loyalty shatters, when his hands betray his vows-

She won't stop him.

She won't save him.

She will devour him.

Because she is the storm. The sin. The destruction.

And in the end, either he will destroy her out of hatred-

Or he will be destroyed by his desire for her.