Tagline: "She promised never to love. He swore to break that promise."
Genre: Psychological Romance | Tragedy | Slow-Burn
Length: Estimated 35-40 chapters
Status: Ongoing
Zoe doesn't believe in love. She fears it.
Diagnosed with philophobia, she's learned to survive by shutting down emotionally. Her past is a graveyard of abandonment, betrayal, and emotional chaos - love, to her, is a danger she refuses to invite. Walls up, heart locked, she lives by one rule: Don't let anyone in.
But then she meets Zayn Alvin- billionaire CEO's son, magnetic, arrogant, and impossible to ignore. In the boardroom and in public, he's untouchable. But behind closed doors, he's someone else entirely.
With Zoe, he's patient, vulnerable... safe.
Zayn has always lived a double life - one molded by power and pressure, the other hidden beneath years of secrets. No one has ever seen his real self. Until Zoe.
As their connection deepens, Zoe finds herself drawn to the one man who feels like home - and danger - all at once. Every time she lets him in, her fear claws its way back. And every time Zayn tries to protect her, his own mask begins to slip.
But behind Zayn's carefully curated charm lies a truth darker than Zoe's past. And when that truth comes out, it threatens to destroy the only fragile trust she's ever built.
This is not a story about perfect love.
It's about broken minds, fractured identities, and a romance built in the shadows of fear.
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"You're mine, Jeea. Don't ever forget that." His voice is a siren, enchanting me, making me dizzy with the need to be close to him.
"I know, Mr. Rathore. And you're mine." I peck his lips and he squeezes my neck in return. I can still feel the embers of his angry, lying just below the surface of his skin.
"Always, jaan. It's a pleasure to be yours." His lips meet mine in a slow kiss which quickly turns into something passionate, neither of us willing to back down. I take his anger that he drowns into this kiss and show him my love in return.
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Jeea Mehta has always lived in the shadow of her perfect older sister. But when a twist of fate forces her to marry Dhruv Singh Rathore-a wealthy, enigmatic man who was once promised to her sister-Jeea finds herself caught in a marriage she never wanted and a life she doesn't understand.
But Dhruv is not an easy man to please. He's distant, ruthless, and heartbreakingly unattainable. And yet, beneath his icy exterior, Jeea glimpses something more-something that makes her heart betray her at every turn.
As hidden truths unravel and undeniable chemistry ignites, Jeea finds herself caught in a dangerous game of love and resentment. Because while she was never meant to be his bride... she might just become something even more unexpected-his weakness.
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