The heir's mother

He buried his heart the day his wife died.
Vihaan Sharma - ruthless CEO, feared businessman, single father to 1.5-year-old twins - doesn't believe in love anymore. His world is built on control, power, and the tiny hands of Aarav and Aisha, the only pieces of softness left in his life.
He doesn't need a wife.
He needs a mother for his children.
So when an arranged marriage proposal lands on his desk, he treats it like every other deal in his empire - practical, emotionless, final.
No love.
No expectations.
No place in his heart.
But the woman he marries is not what he expects.
She is quiet... but not weak.
Distant... but not cold.
Hidden behind calm eyes that seem to understand grief a little too well.
As the toddlers begin to cling to her, as the mansion slowly fills with warmth again, something dangerous begins to shift.
Because Vihaan Sharma doesn't know how to love gently.
He loves like possession.
Like obsession.
Like he's terrified of losing again.
And when secrets from the past resurface - threatening his children, his empire, and the woman who was never supposed to matter - he will have to choose:
Protect his heart.
Or risk destroying it again.
This was supposed to be a marriage of convenience.
But some arrangements don't stay contracts.
Some turn into storms.
And this time, the storm has her name written all over it. 🖤