𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐀 :𝐉𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠

"One night. One rumor. One marriage she never asked for."

Princess Chandrika had always been the jewel of Padmapur - beautiful, untouchable, and protected by the walls of her father's palace.
King Veerendra Singh of Vishalgarh was her opposite - feared across kingdoms, a man of iron will and ruthless power.

When he arrived for the Festival of Lights, their worlds were never meant to collide. Yet under the glow of a thousand lanterns, one night bound them together in ways neither could undo. By morning, whispers filled the corridors. By noon, the king had spoken the words that would seal her fate.

> "You belong to me now, little lotus. And I don't give back what's mine."

Now Chandrika finds herself married to the man she should hate most - a husband who commands with dominance, hides his intentions behind a cold gaze, and makes her pulse race for all the wrong reasons.
In the dangerous game of thrones and whispers, she must protect her heart, her family, and her crown... while living in the shadow of a king who refuses to let her go.

In a court where a single rumor can ruin a life, will she bend to his will... or break it?