The Secret Vows
1
How are you all doing ? 💖
I hope you all are Good 😊
Aradhya Rathore was having a fabulous morning.
Coffee in hand.Backbench secured.Peaceful brain.No drama.
She didn’t expect her history to walk into her classroom wearing a fitted navy-blue shirt.
The new professor entered.
Tall. Sharp. Calm.
The kind of face that looked like it had never laughed
He placed his file on the desk.
Veer Raizada {ML}
Good morning. I’m Professor Veer Raizada.
The moment the surname hit the air, Aradhya dropped her pen.
She knew that name like a bad memory tattooed on her soul.
Her childhood enemy.
Her family’s sworn rival.
The boy who once filled her tiffin with mud in 4th standard.
The boy who used to smirk and call her “crybaby Rathore.”
Aradhya slowly peeked at him
Of course he had grown up into someone… annoyingly good-looking.
And of course, fate placed him right in front of her.
But he didn’t recognise her.
His eyes brushed past her like she was just another student.
Good.
Perfect.
Exactly what she needed.
She shrank into the backbench, silently praying the universe would behave today.
Aradhya Rathore {FL}
*Aradhya groaned.*
Not again
And nearly choked on air.
Veer.
Raizada.
HER PROFESSOR.
HER ENEMY.
HER FAMILY'S RIVAL'S SON.
HER WORST NIGHTMARE.
Her brain short-circuited so fast she almost dropped the phone
📲MON??? HE IS A RAI-ZA-DA. OUR ENEMY. WHY WOULD I MARRY HIM??
Her mother replied instantly
📲Your wedding with Veer Raizada is fixed. End of discussion.
Aradhya wanted to scream into the floor.
Her enemy professor.
Her groom.
In one month.
She slammed her phone shut and looked up .Only to find Veer staring at her.
He doesn’t recognise you.
He doesn’t know the marriage truth.
He doesn’t know you’re Rathore.
Now all she needed to do was.
👉Avoid Veer Raizada for the next one month
👉AND replace herself at the mandap before everyone finds out she is the real bride
Mission impossible?
Maybe.
But Aradhya Rathore wasn’t going down without a fight.
2
How are you all doing ? 💖
I hope you all are Good 😊
LOCATION - COLLEGE CAFETERIA
The college cafeteria was alive with excitement.
Aradhya Rathore slid into a quiet corner, tray in hand, pretending not to notice. Her heart, however, was doing acrobatics.
Around her, girls were whispering, giggling, and presenting handmade cards and small gifts.
Someone even brought fancy chocolates tied with a ribbon.
Aradhya Rathore {FL}
* groaned silently.*
💭Meanwhile, I’m supposed to marry him in one month. And he doesn’t even know. And I can’t let him know.
Across the cafeteria, Veer Raizada walked with his usual calm confidence.
Tall. Sharp. Unfazed by the chaos.
Students crowded around him, offering gifts and cards. He accepted them politely, nodding with a faint smile.
Aradhya’s eyes instinctively flicked toward him.
He was just as she remembered — stern, commanding, annoyingly perfect. And yet… completely unaware that she, Aradhya Rathore, the girl he had once clashed with as a child, was sitting quietly in the back corner, trying to disappear.
The girls cooed.
“Sir, we made this for you!”
“Sir, you have to try these chocolates!”
Veer accepted everything with poise, smiling faintly, oblivious to Aradhya’s internal meltdown.
Aradhya pinched the bridge of her nose.
Aradhya Rathore {FL}
Okay. Don’t look at him. Don’t breathe too loud. Don’t even exist. Pretend I’m furniture.
She sank lower in her seat, trying to vanish behind her tray.
Meanwhile, Veer’s attention shifted elsewhere, talking to some students about assignments, still completely unaware of the silent storm brewing just a few feet away.
3
How are you all doing ? 💖
I hope you all are Good 😊
The classroom was quiet, except for the usual scratching of pens and occasional coughs.
Aradhya Rathore sat in her backbench seat, hoodie up, notebook open, pretending she was just another student.
Veer Raizada scanned the room, calling ,Out names for attendance. Calm. Methodical. Perfectly unaware… until he reached the last row.
Veer Raizada {ML}
Miss Rathore?
Aradhya stiffened.
No. No. Don’t call my real surname. Don’t do this
Veer Raizada {ML}
Aradhya… Rathore?
*Veer repeated, a slow, deliberate tone in his voice.*
Her heart stopped.
He knows. He knows! He knows! Oh God, he knows!
Veer’s eyes narrowed slightly as he looked directly at her.Recognition sparked.
Not just the name. The face. The memories. The childhood games, the teasing, the fights.
Veer Raizada {ML}
Aradhya Rathore
*he said again, slower this time, almost tasting the name.*
Veer Raizada {ML}
The Rathore girl.
Aradhya Rathore {FL}
Yes… sir
*she said carefully, voice trembling slightly.*
Veer’s gaze lingered on her. He leaned slightly on the desk, chin resting on one hand, eyes sharp, calculating.
Veer Raizada {ML}
You… you’ve grown
*he said softly, but there was steel in his voice.*
Her stomach churned.
Same Rathore. He’s not joking. He knows I’m his enemy’s daughter. And now he’s smiling. Oh no… oh no no no…
Veer straightened, his usual calm composure returning, but his tone carried a subtle warning.
Veer Raizada {ML}
I hope you’re ready for this semester, Miss Rathore. Because it’s not going to be easy… especially for you.
Aradhya’s mind was racing.
Not easy? You think this is easy?! You have NO idea what’s coming for me. You don’t even know about the wedding yet, sir. But one month from now… oh God… one month…
The rest of the class blurred around her.
All she could hear was the sound of her heartbeat, her brain screaming:
Operation: Don’t Let Veer Raizada Know About My Wedding is officially on high alert.
And just like that, her backbench peace was gone.Vanished.
Because the enemy had finally spotted her… and he was already plotting.
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