Devotion And Defiance

Devika Sen; A 26 year old woman of multiple shades: a formidable lawyer if faced in the courtroom, a reliable friend in times of crisis, a responsible daughter to her mother, a playful sister to her brother, and the life of the party, in every aspect of it. She does not conform to the societal standards of superficial beauty. She's plus sized, short with extremely plain features. And behind this strong, fierce demeanor, stands a hopeless romantic person who just wants to love and wants to be loved.

Raag Singh Chauhan - the 35 year old king of Udaipur who is forged in tragedy, bound in silence, and still in mourning for the loving wife he'd lost five years ago. To him, Devika wasn't a woman. She was a solution. Practical. Unthreatening. Unattractive. The perfect contract bride to appease a kingdom and raise his daughter - without ever stirring the ashes of his dead heart.
So he sent a proposal.
And then they married.
But love doesn't follow logic. Pain doesn't respect contracts. And silence is a cruel bedfellow.
When he left her behind in his palace, newly married and deeply humiliated, and flew off to America with his daughter he thought it was over. What he didn't expect was that the woman he dismissed would hold his empire together without shedding a single tear. That she would manage his estate like a queen, and rebuild her shattered pride - not with rage, but with remarkable grace.
Three years later, when fate forces him back to his homeland, he stands unprepared to witness what unfolds.
For Devika Sen had not waited.
She had risen. Quietly, like power unrushed and poise wielded.
And this time, he was the one falling.
This is not a love story wrapped in roses and silk.
This is a war. Between pride and apology. Between the scars you see and the ones you don't.
Between a king who fell in love last - and the queen who no longer wanted to be loved at all.
And the king will have to bleed to even think of his beloved queen again.