An arranged marriage. A silent girl. And a man who was never supposed to care.

Shivani Singh Rathore has spent her life being controlled—silenced and broken by the very people meant to protect her. Forced into a marriage, she expects nothing but another prison.

But Rudraksh Malhotra isn’t the cruel stranger she imagined. He’s calm, patient, and far too observant for her comfort.

Because Shivani doesn’t know what to do with kindness. She doesn’t know how to be seen—or loved.

Yet Rudraksh sees her. And he cares when he shouldn’t.

In a marriage neither chose, between two guarded hearts—can something tender still take root?