and "You can't escape the contract... wife, and " he said with a smirk on his handsome face.Aadhya Kanwar is an heiress of a desert clan. To avoid a marriage alliance with the powerful Thakvar clan, she had to quickly find a man willing to have a contract marriage for a year.She found a perfect man until she realized she was deceived into marrying the Thakvar heir.Nakul Thakvar is conniving, demanding, and arrogant. She hates that he held her hostage by the contract she had prepared, thinking him to be an international businessman.Even as she attempted to drive her deceitful husband away, she was drawn to him. The harder she fought the attraction, the fiercer it got...Note: This is a standalone contemporary romance with passion, drama, secrets, legacy, alliances, and everlasting love.