✧ 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 ✧ Keerthi Rathore is a girl with modest dreams and a fragile heart, like many girls of her age,e and she never pursued grandeur or limelight. All she wanted was to be loved, to be cared for, to belong, to feel happy in loving and being loved. In her tenth grade, she mistook attention for affection and fell in love with her brother’s friend. But his intentions were never pure. When the truth finally revealed itself, the world she had built in her innocence collapsed in an instant. Trust shattered. Love bruised her deeply. And from the ruins of that heartbreak, she learned to shrink her dreams, scared that love would cost her everything. Would she find love in her life again, which would last forever and always? “Your love is a galaxy, a universe unto itself, and I am just one small planet rotating in its orbit. I am simply too little for something so vast.” ══ ✈︎ ══ Ashwin Deewani, the man whose ambitions took shape based on her! The moment he saw her, his monochrome world burst into seven brilliant shades of colour, like a rainbow after a relentless storm. Yet, as her brother’s closest friend, he buried his feelings deep within himself, choosing respect over desire, silence over confession. He watched her fall in love with another man, which is the hardest thing for any lover. He watched her break—that was the day he chose her over every rule, every fear, and every boundary he had once sworn never to cross. And he stayed firm on his resolve and was ready to face any challenges that may come his way. Would he be able to provide her with forever and always love? “The oceans could dry up, the mountains could crumble, and I would still love you.”