The Cost of Ascendancy

The Singhanias were not merely a family. They were an institution a name built upon generations of power, wealth, ambition, and influence. Seven cousins once grew up inseparable, bound together by blood, loyalty, and secrets. But when two of them suddenly vanished from their lives, the family they knew was shattered. Years passed wounds remained, and the names of the missing became nothing more than ghosts haunting the Singhania mansion. Until they returned. As the family slowly finds its way back to each other new bonds begin to form. A brilliant chess prodigy finds something unexpected in a quiet young man. A fiercely guarded heir meets the one girl who refuses to be intimidated by his name. And behind it all lies a hidden identity, buried truths, and a past that refuses to stay buried. Because in a family where power is inherited, secrets are protected, and legacies are built at any cost... The greatest price of power may be the people you love.