byauthor_nevara
She was never supposed to become his.
Niharika was simply a girl trying to find her place in a world that had never been kind to her. Until one unexpected night changed everything-and Arsh Shekhawat, the ruthless man feared by an entire empire, stepped into her life.
He was never supposed to be her groom. She was never supposed to become his weakness.
Arsh was a man who trusted no one and loved nothing. Niharika was the girl who unknowingly broke every wall he had built around his heart. What began as an unexpected marriage, with Arsh becoming her replacement groom, slowly turned into something neither of them had planned.
Between arguments, stolen smiles, secret office romance, jealousy, forgiveness, late-night conversations, and his endless *"Jaan, ho tum meri,"* they slowly fell in love.
For the first time, Arsh found a home in someone. And Niharika found a man she believed would always be her safest place.
Until the past returned.
A hidden truth resurfaces. Her brother's mysterious death comes back to haunt them. One misunderstanding destroys everything they built. The man who once couldn't imagine a life without her now stands before her asking, **"What are you doing at another man's house?"**
Then comes the question that breaks her heart.
**"Did you ever love me?"**
Arsh believes Niharika betrayed him.
Niharika believes the Shekhawat family destroyed her brother.
Love turns into suspicion. Trust becomes hatred. *Us* becomes *me and you.*
Then Niharika disappears. No goodbye. No explanation. No trace.
The world believes she is ***dead.***
Arsh refuses to.
Because somewhere beneath his anger is the man who once stopped everything just to find her.
But what if she is alive?
What if she has been hiding from the very man who once held her like she was his entire world?
And what if Arsh finally uncovers the truth behind her disappearance?
**Sometimes love doesn't end when two people fall apart. Sometimes, that's where the real story begins.**