"Some loves are written in ink, meant to fade with time.
Ours was carved into our souls, meant to endure beyond lifetimes."

Tainted Desires: Bound by Misfortunes

To all the beautiful ladies who couldn't choose between the red flags and the green flags—
May you find your golden flag in real life.

~ Garima Chauhan

Annahita Thakur

A dreamer with a relentless spirit, Annahita—fondly called Anna—is the cherished daughter of her parents, raised with love in a village where opportunities for women remain scarce. But Anna was never one to accept boundaries. With light brown eyes that shimmered with unyielding curiosity, she defied traditions and ventured to the city for higher studies, determined to carve her own destiny.

In the whirlwind of college life, she found a sister in Nandini Singh Rathore—a friendship so pure, it felt like family. And in that newfound family, one name remained a mystery to her—Adhiraj Singh Rathore, Nandini’s enigmatic elder brother. A man she had never met, yet whose presence lingered like an unsolved riddle in her life.

With one foot in the city and the other tied to the roots of her village, Anna’s journey is a delicate dance between modern dreams and the traditions she holds dear. But fate is never kind to those who seek both freedom and love. Little does she know, the choices she makes will intertwine her destiny with a man whose world is painted in shades far darker than her own.

Adhiraj Singh Rathore

A ruler by responsibility, a warrior by nature—Adhiraj Singh Rathore is more than just a man. He is Sarkaar.

As the Sarpanch overseeing a hundred villages, Adhiraj’s name is whispered in reverence and fear. Ruthless in his governance yet bound by unshakable principles of justice, he wields power not just with his words but with actions that echo across generations. Among his people, he is both protector and punisher—iron-hearted to the world, yet fiercely loyal to those he calls his own.

A bond of brotherhood ties him to Shivaay Thakur, a minister whose life Adhiraj once saved. But in doing so, he unknowingly sowed the seeds of a mistake—a misstep that now waits in the shadows, ready to strike at his own heart.

He never expected love to be a battlefield, but when misfortune weaves Anna into his life, he will learn that some wars are not fought with swords but with the ghosts of one's own past.

Blurb

One has blood on his hands.
The other has tears in her destiny.

Annahita and Adhiraj—two souls bound not by fate’s kindness, but by the cruel hand of destiny. She, a woman yearning for love and freedom. He, a man shackled by power and duty. Their desires are tainted, their dreams stained with misfortunes.

Yet, against all odds, their hearts refuse to surrender.

This is not just a love story.
This is a tale of power and pain, of choices and consequences.
Of two people who were never meant to be—yet cannot stay apart.

This is Tainted Desires: Bound by Misfortunes.