Heather, born in 1985, is the girl everyone thinks they know: beautiful, popular, a straight-A student, and a local model featured in magazines and ads. She lives in a golden cage built on expectations, beauty, and appearances. She's the symbol of perfection every girl wants to emulate-or so it seems.
But behind the polished image, Heather is fighting a silent war against impossible standards, a mother obsessed with appearances, an absent father, and a growing sense of emptiness. No one seems to see beyond the surface-except Axel.
Axel is the outsider: baggy jeans, oversized hoodies, piercings, messy hair, and a brilliant mind hidden behind thick glasses. He's into comic books, punk music, and coding. Cynical and sharp-tongued, Axel sees Heather as just another spoiled daddy's girl who probably cries over a broken nail. He has no time for princesses.
But when they're forced to work together on a school project (literature or science?), Axel begins to notice cracks in Heather's perfect façade. And to her surprise, Heather finds comfort in Axel's raw honesty and nonconformist spirit. Through arguments, misunderstandings, and unexpected confessions, the two truly get to know each other.
Over time, Heather reveals a different side of herself: smart, empathetic, and crushed under the weight of perfection. Axel, in turn, hides his own insecurities behind sarcasm and rebellion. Their relationship evolves from hostility to connection.
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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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