Aira Verma, 19.
Soft-hearted, quiet, and used to surviving in silence. Life never handed her comfort-only responsibilities. When she moves into the opulent Rathore Mansion with her mother, who works there as a maid, Aira begins helping too-never expecting her life to shift. But then comes an unexpected offer-a place at one of the most elite colleges in the city. A new beginning. Or so she thinks.
Rihaan Rathore, 22.
Feared. Desired. Untouchable. With a heart colder than ice and a reputation darker than sin, Rihaan doesn't do attachments-and he's never taken interest in any girl. Ever. The heir to a ruthless empire, he controls everything... until her. The maid's daughter. The girl with quiet defiance in her eyes and softness in her soul that makes him burn.
They weren't meant to collide.
A maid's daughter and a billionaire's heir-forbidden, impossible.
But when Aira enters his college and his world, lines blur and limits shatter.
Because once Rihaan lays eyes on her, there's no going back.
She becomes his obsession. His addiction. His madness.
And he'll tear the world apart just to keep her-
even if it means breaking her in the process
She fell first. He fell harder and harder. And now she belongs to him.
⊠Tropes:
â«ïžMaid à Billionaire heir
â«ïžShe fell first and he fell hardest
â«ïžRich bad boy à poor girl
â«ïžCollege romance
â«ïžPossessive / obsessive male lead
â«ïžForced proximity (same house)
â«ïžInnocent girl à emotionally damaged boy
â«ïžDark, steamy, emotional love
â«ïžForbidden romance
â«ïž"No one touches her but me" energy
â«ïžTouch her and die