Roop I was a witness to a murder. Now, I'm a spirit in a gilded cage. My life ended the night I saw too much in that bar. But then he found me. Prithviraj Singh Chauhan. The man who offered me a name, a ring, and a lie. He wants a wife to appease his family. I want a future where I'm not looking over my shoulder. The deal is simple: One room. One secret. But every time he looks at me, I forget that this is just a deal. ※※ Prithvi I don't do charity. I do business. My family wants a bride? I'll give them one. Roop was supposed to be a tool. A witness I could keep on a leash. She's a bar dancer with no past and a dangerous future. I told her I'd be a gentleman. I told her I wouldn't touch her. But watching her move through my house is a slow-burn torture. She thinks she's a prisoner in my cage. She doesn't realize I'm the one being held captive. My friend wants her silenced. My family wants her perfect. But I'm keeping her. Because she owes me her life, and I'm coming to collect. ※ ※ ※ Ruin & Reverence is a standalone age-gap, forced-proximity romance. It contains a guaranteed happily-ever-after and no cheating.