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Sabreen Kaur Brar, 24, has finally finished her MBBS and dreams of enjoying life on her own terms. She wants sleepovers with friends without lying, carefree outings, and wearing what she likes. But in a strict Punjabi household in Brisbane, that freedom is something she has only ever tasted in secret.
On the outside, she's the ideal daughter - respectful, studious, obedient. On the inside, she's tired. Messy. Longing. A girl who pretends she doesn't care what her parents think, when in reality she cares too much. She craves a loving family, so she tries... tries harder than anyone realises. Even her mistakes came from wanting to be loved the right way.
She gave up on the little princess inside her who dreamed of an Ana Huang fairytale. In her world, love marriages don't happen. Choosing your own partner doesn't happen. Until him.
Arjun Singh Dhillon, 26, is the new CEO of Dhillon Trade, a company his father stepped away from early to spend more time with his wife - the kind of love Arjun grew up watching and quietly wishing for. Ambitious, grounded, and hopeful, he knows exactly what he wants his future to look like. He wants a love like his parents'. He wants a life he chooses.
He wants her.
But Sabreen's heart isn't the problem. Her family is. And loving her might mean challenging everything she was raised to believe.
A story about strict parents, hidden emotions, imperfect daughters, and the courage it takes to rewrite the life everyone else planned for you.