The Mask We Wear
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Last published Wed, May 13, 2026
Avantika Sharma-fierce, flawed, and unflinchingly bold-is a journalist chasing ghosts. One scandal buried under hospital walls. One sister lost to the lies. And one name keeps rising from the ashes: Daksh Singhania.
Enter Vikram Singhania-billionaire tycoon, ruthless strategist, and the man who watches Avantika like she's the fuse to a bomb he buried years ago. He warns her to stop. Offers her distractions wrapped in luxury and veiled threats. But she's already in too deep.
Then there's Maya-Daksh's widow. Exiled. Burned. Dangerous. She's done grieving. And now? She wants blood.
As secrets slip through velvet gloves and lies dance in designer heels, Avantika finds herself at the mercy of two empires: one she's trying to expose, and one she might be destined to destroy.
The mask we wear. peels back the layers of glamour, power, and betrayal-revealing a world where even love has a body count.
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