Act Like You Love Me
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Last published Mon, Jun 30, 2025
Act Like You Love Me
One scholarship. One month. One fake relationship.
Aarya Desai needs to win. Rivan Shah needs to escape.
They agree to pretend they're in love-but the closer they get, the harder it becomes to tell what's real and what's just part of the act.
But Rivan is hiding a secret that could ruin everything.
And Aarya is about to find out: the biggest lie wasn't the relationship...
It was thinking she wouldn't fall for him.
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