Slow burn • Quiet love • Indian romance She was never meant to be the bride. She was only meant to disappear quietly. Manaswi steps into a house where power speaks in silence and love is never asked for—only assumed. When she is married in another woman’s place, she expects cruelty, distance, or indifference. What she doesn’t expect is Veeranshu Singhania. A man the world calls fragile. A man who watches doors, remembers too much, and speaks as if love is something he has already lost once. He does not touch her. He does not claim her. He only calls her Shona—softly, as if she is something that keeps him alive. Their marriage begins without promises, without desire, without truth. Yet somewhere between shared silences, accidental touches, and nights where fear feels heavier than love, something irreversible grows. But some men survive by hiding. And some truths don’t arrive gently—they break. When the past finally speaks, Manaswi must decide: "Was she loved… or was she chosen for a reason she was never meant to know? It is a slow-burn Indian romance about love that blooms before truth, comfort that comes before fear, and a woman who must choose herself before choosing love. If you believe: ✨ love can be quiet ✨ romance can be soft yet devastating ✨ and some stories don’t shout—they stay Then this story will stay with you.