authoramyra
In the late Mughal era, love was never a choice.
It was a rebellion and rebellions were punished.
Laila belongs to Delhi, a city of fading crowns and whispered poetry, where women are raised to carry dignity, silence, and obedience in equal measure.
He belongs to Awadh rich, feared, and powerful. A Nawab whose authority is absolute, whose mercy is questioned, and whose name is spoken with caution. A man history would later remember only as the Beast.
When fate binds a woman of refinement to a ruler of dominance, their union becomes more than forbidden it becomes dangerous.
Set during the decline of the Mughal Empire, between the symbolic court of Delhi and the commanding state of Awadh, this is a story where marriages are political weapons, love is a liability, and a woman's voice is never her own.
As power tightens its grip and duty demands sacrifice, Laila and the Beast must choose between the safety of submission and the ruin of love.
Because some love stories are not written to survive history they are written to be destroyed by it.