Shadows of Desire
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Title:- Shadows of Desire
An oath whispered in blood.
A marriage sealed by ghosts of the past.
And two hearts shackled by a legacy they never asked for.
Aaradhya Sen-a brilliant Indian lawyer with fire in her veins and a past she keeps buried-is dragged into a world she spent her life trying to escape. Her courtroom victories mean nothing when a single signature binds her to a man darker than night itself.
Alessio Moretti-the ruthless Italian mafia don, feared across continents-is forced to take a wife as a twisted payment for a sin neither of them committed. Cold, calculating, and untouchable, Alessio has never bowed to anyone... until her.
But in a house where every whisper hides a secret and every glance could kill, love is a luxury neither can afford. As power games unfold and past demons rise, their forced union becomes a battlefield of fire, fury, and forbidden desires.
She hates him.
He vows never to fall.
But fate has always had a cruel sense of humor.
In this marriage of enemies, who will break first-the lawyer who swore to never kneel, or the mafia king who never learned how to love?
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stay tuned to find out
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