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➵ 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽.𝟮𝟲 | 𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘 ✿
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗘𝗡𝗩𝗬 | 𝟭𝟴+
#𝟭 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗦 (𝗗𝗨𝗘𝗧) ᴍᴀʟᴀᴠɪᴋᴀ ᴅᴇᴠʀᴀᴊ x ᴀᴀʀʏᴀᴠᴀʀᴅʜᴀɴ ʀᴀɴᴀᴡᴀᴛ ⋯ ♛ ⋯ "Your posture is too rigid, Rajkumari," a rough baritone cuts through the courtyard. I flash a defiant smile over my shoulder. "Then show me, Ranawat. Unless you are afraid of breaking rules?" He lifts his large arms, his calloused hands slowly covering mine on the bow. "Breathe," he murmurs right against my ear, sending a violent shiver down my spine. "Do not force the pull. Let it slide." The arrow slices the air, splitting the target dead center. But I don't look at the target. My eyes are glued to his face, close enough to brush his beard. For an intoxicating second, Aaryavardhan's dark gaze drops straight to my lips-before he abruptly steps back, his face hardening into pure ice. "Perfect, Your Highness," he says, cold and formal once more. ⋯ ♛ ⋯ 𝑯𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓. One assassination attempt changes everything. The golden halls of 𝑰𝒔𝒉𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒂 are no longer safe. Princess 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒌𝒂 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒓𝒂𝒋 was born to rule, but a sudden threat forces her under constant, suffocating protection. Her shadow? 𝑨𝒂𝒓𝒚𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒕. A silent royal bodyguard trained to obey every rule and exist unseen. But with every stolen glance and crossed boundary, desire grows where there should be only duty. Hidden amid palace secrets and betrayals, 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒌𝒂 begins to crave the one man she can never have. When loyalty fractures and control slips away, can they survive the darkness haunting the kingdom? Or will they burn in the fire between them? ⋯ ♛ ⋯ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ. ʜɪsᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀ.
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