They called it peace.
The Capital promised safety. Behind sterile glass and steel doors, girls were locked away in the Fertility Chambers—silent offerings for a future no one asked for. The Rebellion clawed itself from scorched earth and ash, dressing vengeance in the name of freedom.
Ilarion Sokolov never questioned the system- only worked to perfect it. A torturer with a soldier’s spine and a scholar’s eye, cataloguing every rebel he broke. He never flinched. Never looked back. And he always succeeds.
Izora Kapoor was raised by loss, carved by silence, she became a storm that refused to be tamed- no matter how much the world tried. She was carved into a weapon with scars no one dared to ask about.
But monsters aren't born- they are raised in war.
And when a torturer meets the girl who won’t scream, the lines between loyalty and betrayal, threat and desire, begin to blur. Obsession takes root. And all it takes is a single crack... for everything to fall apart.
A monster and his mirror.
A man and a woman.
And a world built on bodies and blood.
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Jaanya Vijh
Jaanya is a 17-year-old author, poetess, and medical student from India whose creative work lives at the intersection of emotion and intellect. She began writing early, sketching the blueprint for The Heiress series when she was just eleven. What started as a childhood idea slowly grew into a layered, emotionally charged story—one she would spend years shaping through practice, persistence, and passion.
At fourteen, Jaanya published her debut novel, the first installment of The Heiress series. It earned her both the Golden Book Award and the International Excellence Award in 2024, establishing her as one of the youngest emerging voices in young adult literature. Rather than rushing into the next release, she gave herself three years to grow—reading widely, refining her craft, and challenging her own voice. The result is a stronger, more grounded continuation of the series.
Her books often explore the long echo of trauma—how it breaks people, how it reshapes them, and how healing is rarely simple. Her characters are complex, often caught between duty and desire, survival and softness. These themes reflect Jaanya’s broader curiosity about the human psyche, which she continues to explore through her medical education and her aspirations in Psychiatry.
Poetry plays a major role in her creative life. She sees it as a way to stay close to emotion, to process moments too sharp or tender for prose. Writing past midnight, often to carefully curated music, she lets poetry shape her voice and sharpen her instincts as a storyteller.
An artist as well as an author, Jaanya illustrates many elements of The Heiress series herself, infusing her world with a distinctly personal visual identity. Her sister, a designer, collaborates with her on cover designs—turning their sibling bond into a shared creative space.
Beyond The Heiress, Jaanya is always working on something new: poetry collections, experimental novellas, and character sketches that may never see the light of day but help her grow. Her work is for anyone who’s felt too much, loved too hard, or carried hurt in silence. She writes to give readers a place to belong, to laugh, to feel wrecked, and maybe—just maybe—to heal.
Still early in her journey, Jaanya wants to be a voice that stays with you long after the final page.
