Collateral Hearts - Manan Ff
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Last published Fri, Jan 30, 2026
They were raised to hate each other. Now they're forced to marry.
Manik Malhotra has everything - power, money, control - except the one thing he swore he'd never want: love. Nandini Murthy has everything to lose - her family's legacy, her heart - if she dares to trust the enemy who destroyed her past.
When a high‑stakes business deal forces them into a one‑year contract marriage, sparks ignite behind closed doors and hatred blurs into something far more dangerous. But buried between their families' darkest secrets and an unsolved tragedy lies the truth that could tear them apart... or bind them forever.
Can love survive when loyalty demands revenge? Or will their hearts break under the weight of a feud they never started?
Hate was their inheritance.
Marriage was their punishment.
Falling in love? Their greatbest betrayal.
⬇️Tropes Featured in the Story
✅Enemies to Lovers
✅Contract Marriage / Forced Marriage
✅Family Feud & Generational Rivalry
✅Business Power Struggle
✅Slow Burn Romance
✅Grumpy x Sunshine
✅Jealousy & Possessiveness
✅Hero falls first, hides it
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