Hearts at War
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Two families.
One legacy of hatred.
And four hearts that never stood a chance.
Muskaan Malik and Rahul Gupta were supposed to grow up on opposite sides of a battlefield, heirs to business empires that have been at war for decades. Instead, they fall in love in the quiet corners of university life - where 1loving each other doesn't feel dangerous... yet.
Their secret romance is a reckless gamble. A fragile truce in a world built on rivalry.
The fierce, sharp-edged Armaan Malik - is locked in a corporate cold war with Riddhima Gupta, the brilliant daughter of his family's sworn enemy. What begins as disdain and rivalry turns into something neither of them can control: desire, tension, and a connection that feels like fate.
But when hidden loyalties, family politics, and long-buried secrets begin to surface, love becomes the most dangerous weapon of all.
And the war between their families?
It's nothing compared to the war inside their hearts.
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