RITHIK SHARMA -

The youngest son of the Sharma family and the light of the family and the heart of his grandfather.

If Roohi is the soul of the Sharmas, then Rithik is undoubtedly their heart.

Rithik grew up surrounded by endless love and affection. He was the spoiled brat who could get away with almost anything because somehow, no one ever had the heart to stay angry with him.

He speaks without a filter,eats without a limit,Laughs without a reason and somehow manages to make everyone around him laugh too.

"Aag lage basti mein, Rithik apni masti mein."

That's him.

Wherever he goes, he becomes the centre of attention. The most wanted munda in the room, the shameless flirt with an unserious personality, and the boy who never takes anything too seriously.

Especially love.

He flirts, but only within limits,He charms, but never promises.

Because nobody takes Rithik seriously.

And honestly?

Neither does he.

Until ~Manya Chatterjee.

The girl he hates the most and the reason behind that hatred? He doesn't even know himself.

She was the first girl who could get on his nerves without even trying. The first one who challenged him instead of falling for his charm. The first one who could make him lose an argument-and then smile like she had won a war.

So naturally, Rithik made irritating her his favourite hobby.

He knew she hated flirting,so he flirted with her.

He knew she hated his teasing,so he teased her more.

And somewhere between their arguments, insults, challenges and stolen glances, something neither of them understood began growing.

Until one kiss changed everything.

A kiss born out of jealousy,A kiss that was supposed to mean nothing.

But became a temptation neither of them could escape.

Not even Rithik.

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MANYA CHATTERJEE

The middle daughter of the Chatterjee family,Born into an orthodox Bengali household where daughters were raised with restrictions disguised as traditions, Manya grew up learning exactly how many things she wasn't allowed to do.

So she became the girl who was born to break every rule.

Unlike Rithik, who grew up surrounded by love, Manya grew up surrounded by restrictions and scoldings.

She was the least-favourite child and

the forgotten middle daughter.

The girl who learned to depend on herself because she knew nobody else would always stand beside her.

She is Witty,Bold,Grumpy Sharp-tongued and absolutely intolerant of men who think flirting is a personality.

Manya is a self-proclaimed man-hater who knows exactly how to deal with boys and men.

She doesn't blush,doesn't get impressed and she certainly doesn't fall for flirting.

At least, that's what she believed.

Until Rithik Sharma happened.

He was a mystery she couldn't solve~

A person she couldn't put into a category.

A man she couldn't handle.

She couldn't stand being in the same room as him.

Yet somehow, his presence was magnetic enough to make her notice him every single time.

He knew she hated flirting,So he flirted with her just to annoy her and the worst part?She secretly loved every second of it.

Manya had always believed no man could make her lose control of her emotions.

Rithik proved her wrong.

And that was precisely why she hated him Until she saw him getting close to someone else.

Jealousy took over.

Before she could think, she kissed him.

And that one kiss awakened something inside her that she couldn't name-so she called it a fling.

Because admitting that she was falling for Rithik Sharma was far too terrifying.

But Rithik kept proving her wrong again.

And again and again.

Until every little thing about him became impossible to ignore.

She fell then fell harder and harder.

Until the girl who never wanted to belong to anyone became hopelessly tempted by one man.

She became his temptation and he became hers.

But just when Manya was finally beginning to understand what she felt for him-her world shattered.

Her family blackmailed her and in the process, she discovered a truth about her own family far darker than she had ever imagined.

She was given a choice.

Save herself or Sacrifice herself to save the person who meant everything to her.

Manya chose the second option ~

She sacrificed herself.

And walked away from the one person she had finally allowed herself to love,

Leaving Rithik to believe that she had simply chosen someone else.

Because sometimes ~the girl who was never loved enough has to destroy her own happiness to protect the people she loves.

But Manya Chatterjee is hiding more than just her feelings.

What was the secret that forced her to sacrifice herself?

Who was the person she was desperately trying to save from the dirty games of her own family?

Why did she choose to break Rithik's heart instead of telling him the truth?

And what if the girl everyone thinks they know isn't actually Manya Chatterjee?

What is her hidden identity?

A truth she has kept buried for years,

A truth that could change everything Rithik believes about her.

But how long can she hide it from the man who notices every little thing about her?

Will Rithik uncover the secret behind her sudden betrayal?

Will he discover the person she sacrificed herself to protect?

Will he find out who Manya really is before it's too late?

Or will his obsession with her turn their temptation into something neither of them can survive?

Because when love is built on secrets...

one truth can destroy everything.

And when temptation becomes impossible to resist-will Rithik and Manya save each other...or ruin each other completely?