Book 1 of Bonds Beyond Blood Rathore Industries was ruled by Abhiraj Singh Rathore. The feared CEO and an even more powerful Mafia King. People kept them out of his gaze. Employees kept their distance from him. Even the busiest corners of the office seemed quieter whenever he was around. And Akriti was different. A Junior Consultant at Kapoor Strategic Consultants, with little regard for the invisible boundaries everyone else seemed to follow, she greeted people without hesitation and smiled at almost everyone. A cheerful ambivert, she was never short of a smile or a warm greeting. She spoke easily with the people she was comfortable aroundand had formed a close bond. She wasn't bothered by who didn't understand her. But among those she knew, Akriti was completely herself-talkative, playful, and effortlessly warm.