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When London-bred Riya Saxena visits her ancestral village, she expects boredom, not a life-changing scandal.
Modern, rebellious, and unapologetically free, Riya has no intention of bending to outdated traditions.
But one accidental kiss with Dhruv Malhotra, the ruthless heir to a powerful legacy and future ruler of 65 villages, changes everything.
In a place where honor outweighs freedom, a single moment sparks chaos.
To protect family reputation, Dhruv's iron-willed mother makes one unforgivable decision:
Riya will marry Dhruv.
Forced into a world of ghunghat, control, and suffocating expectations, Riya refuses to surrender.
But Dhruv is no ordinary village head.
He is powerful.
Possessive.
Bound by duty.
And as rebellion clashes with tradition, hatred slowly ignites into something far more dangerous...
Love.
In a marriage neither wanted, can two broken worlds survive each other?
Or will legacy destroy them both?