Swati Teerdhala

Esha lost everything in the royal coup — and as the legendary rebel known as the Viper, she's made the guilty pay. Now she's been tasked with her most important mission to date: taking down the ruthless General Hotha.  Kunal has been a soldier since childhood. His uncle, the general, has ensured that Kunal never strays from the path — even as a part of Kunal longs to join the outside world, which has only been growing more volatile.  When Esha and Kunal’s paths cross one fated night, an impossible chain of events unfolds.

A stolen throne. A lost princess. A rescue mission to take back what’s theirs. For Kunal and Esha, finally working together as rebels, the upcoming Sun Mela provides the perfect guise for infiltrating King Vardaan’s vicious court. Kunal returns to his role as dedicated soldier, while Esha uses her new role as adviser to Prince Harun to seek allies for their rebel cause. A radical plan is underfoot to rescue Jansa’s long-lost Princess Reha — the key to the throne. But amidst the Mela games and glittering festivities, much more dangerous forces lie in wait.

Esha is reeling from Kunal’s betrayal, but she has a kingdom to rule from behind a thin smokescreen — pretending to be Princess Reha while she sends her most trusted soldiers to collect Reha and Kunal by any means necessary. Traitors, after all, must be punished. But the Yavar are attacking from every front — tracking down Kunal and Reha in the remote mountains, kidnapping Harun — in search of legendary artifacts that will give them the power to break the precarious janma bond and release the destructive magic back into the lands.