Their marriage was a lie—but her love is real. As is her heartbreak.

When Sunaina Chauhan, the lost cause and unwanted child of her family, married Viren Chaudhry, a billionaire music mogul, love was never part of the deal. Their cold, calculated arrangement with the ironclad expiry date was meant to last just long enough for Viren to retain custody of his niece and for Sunaina to escape her toxic past.
For Sunaina, the rules of their temporary marriage were simple: no love, no attachment. But somewhere along the way, she made the one mistake she swore she wouldn’t—she fell ...

Their marriage was a lie—but her love is real. As is her heartbreak.

When Sunaina Chauhan, the lost cause and unwanted child of her family, married Viren Chaudhry, a billionaire music mogul, love was never part of the deal. Their cold, calculated arrangement with the ironclad expiry date was meant to last just long enough for Viren to retain custody of his niece and for Sunaina to escape her toxic past.
For Sunaina, the rules of their temporary marriage were simple: no love, no attachment. But somewhere along the way, she made the one mistake she swore she wouldn’t—she fell in love with her husband.
Viren has always controlled everything—his emotions, his empire, and the terms of their marriage. Sunaina was supposed to be nothing more than a means to an end.
For years, he’s kept his distance, treating Sunaina with cold professionalism, even though her presence in his life has started to fill the spaces he never realised were empty. He’s learned to live with the arrangement, keeping his emotions locked away as tightly as he holds his empire.
Until he sees Sunaina with someone else—a man who might actually make her happy. And suddenly, he realises that he doesn’t want to let her go.
In this modern-day Cinderella story, Sunaina must decide whether to fight for a love that feels impossible or walk away before her heart shatters completely. And Viren must decide if he’s willing to risk everything to hold onto her before it’s too late.
Will the end of their marriage be their undoing—or their greatest beginning?
To find out, read Forged By Fate—a steamy, angsty, billionaire, marriage-of-convenience romance.