Love was never part of the arrangement. Survival was. Anvi Verma knows the human mind better than anyone—she can read pain, dissect fear, and heal broken hearts. But her own is a fortress, sealed by betrayal and silence. When she is forced into an arranged marriage with Vihaan Malhotra, the cold, disciplined heir to a powerful business empire, her world collapses into a cage built of loyalty and lies. Bound by family duty, Vihaan sees their marriage as just another obligation—until Anvi’s quiet defiance starts to unravel his perfectly controlled existence. Beneath her calm lies chaos, and beneath his restraint, a longing he can’t contain. As old wounds bleed and hidden truths surface, their fragile alliance turns combustible. Torn between pride and vulnerability, power and surrender, they must face a brutal question—will love free them, or destroy them both?