Serena Voss has never questioned the life she's been given-quiet, controlled, and carefully contained. Adrian Cole has spent years carrying something he was never meant to forget. When they meet by chance in a secluded botanical garden, it feels like nothing. Just a conversation. Just a moment. But some meetings are not accidents. And some connections were never meant to happen. As their paths begin to cross again, truths buried deep in the past start to surface-truths that could change everything. Because not every love story is meant to last. And some things... are better left kept. A slow-burn psychological romance with underlying mystery and thriller elements. ⚠️ Copyright & Disclaimer © 2026 Ishita Iyyer. All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and events are either the product of the author's imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. No part of this story may be reproduced, distributed, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission from the author.

In 1991, when silence was expected from broken women, Chanda chose to walk away. Escaping an abusive marriage should have meant freedom... but her village answered with curses, judgment, and exile. Cast aside by the very people who once called her their own, Chanda believed life had nothing gentle left to offer. Then fate placed her path beside Surya Deshmukh - an IAS officer known for his discipline, but not for the quiet kindness that lived in his heart. In a world that tried to break her, Surya, Her Husband and his parents did something rare: they chose compassion over gossip, dignity over doubt, and love over fear. What begins as shelter slowly becomes healing... and what starts as kindness begins to bloom into a love neither of them expected. But can a woman scarred by the past believe she deserves happiness again? Set in the India of 1991, this is a story of courage, second chances, and a love that rises where the world once tried to bury hope. Sometimes, the bravest thing a woman can do... is begin again. #secondmarriage 2 #marriageofconvenience 3 #2 Romance #1 India #3 Indian #4 India # Marriage

A book where love feels like a curse to one soul, and a divine blessing to the other. A book where she built walls around her heart, while he loved her so deeply that even her hatred couldn't stop him. A book where silence became her comfort, and his endless teasing became the only noise she could tolerate. She hates talking. He never stops annoying her with his words. Yet somehow, in the middle of all the chaos, they all became each other's home

He was just her quiet law-school best friend in Pune-someone she could laugh with, fight with, and trust blindly. Until one trip to his hometown revealed a truth he had been hiding all along. He wasn't just Ashutosh. He was Hukm Rana sa of Rajasthan... and suddenly, she was no longer just his friend.

In the dangerous streets of Mumbai, everyone feared the Roy name. After years abroad, Rudra Roy returns to take his father's place in the area he rules through fear. Cold, arrogant, and untouchable - until he meets Roshni. A girl from a poor family with big dreams and a fearless mouth, Roshni hates everything Rudra stands for. Their hatred begins with arguments, sharp words, and wounded pride, but somewhere between pain, secrets, and late-night silences, the line between enemies and lovers starts to blur. But loving the son of the man who destroyed her family may cost Roshni everything.

𝙆𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙟𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙤𝙞 𝙙𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞 𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙚𝙧𝙞 𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞 𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞 𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙮 𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙗𝙖 𝙏𝙚𝙧𝙞 𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞 𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞 𝙤𝙧 🌷 This is a school love story about two very different people. Rudra is the principal's son. He is an average student and lives under constant expectations. Rules are always around him, not because he wants them, but because everyone expects him to follow them. He isn't quiet or perfect-just someone trying to survive pressure. Isha is a topper. Studies come easily to her, but she is far from calm or silent. She is chaotic, talkative, and full of energy. She follows her own way, even when she is good at everything. They are from the same school but live very different lives. No cheating, toxicity sirf pyaar I hope you'll love this story. This is the story of how they slowly become part of each other's world.

°❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･°❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ ✨ 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝....💗🫶🏻 °❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･°❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ ⋆˚☆˖°𝐕𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡 ᥫ᭡ 𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐚⋆˚☆˖° 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 : 25-08-2025 𝐄𝐧𝐝 :

𝙏𝙪𝙣𝙚 𝙠𝙮𝙖 𝙠𝙖𝙧 𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙖 , 𝙈𝙖𝙧 𝙜𝙖𝙮𝙞 𝙢𝙖𝙞 𝙢𝙞𝙩 𝙜𝙖𝙮𝙞 𝙢𝙖𝙞 𝙃𝙤 𝙜𝙖𝙮𝙞 𝙢𝙖𝙞...... ♡ 𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙄 𝘿𝙀𝙀𝙒𝘼𝙉𝙄 ♡ Shashwat Rajvansh - An introvert, calm and ambitious guy studies in class 12th. For him "Rules are meant to be followed". He is a bookworm and topper of his class . He is prince charming of almost all girls of school but never give a glance to them . His dream is to join Indian army and for that he is studying very hard . He has no time for Love. Siya Malhotra - An exovert and chirpy girl studies in class 11th . She is always ready to break the rules and have zero interest in study . She has promised herself to not to fall in love but a sudden encounter with her senior "Shashwat Rajvansh" Changed her perspective about love when she slowly started falling for him who doesn't seem to be interested in her. The more she is getting to know him the more she is falling for him. ************************************************** "For me, Love is devotion." She said, her eyes were drawn to the resplendent Krishna idol. "Then I am devoted to you, Siya, the way you are devoted to your Krishna." He replied looking at her with an intensity akin to how a priest gazes at an idol. *************************************************** Jump inside the story to know more ❤️✨. ______________________________________________ There is no cheating, no toxicity and no love angle. It is just a simple school love story which includes Love, friendship and lots of fun that would probably take you back to your school days. ______________________________________________________

This series explores cultural contrasts through Maharashtrian eyes-how different worlds collide, clash, and eventually find a way to understand each other. Vivaan Bhattacharya, a disciplined, self-made Bengali billionaire with a shadowed past, rules his world with silence and steel. Ritu Kadam, a brilliant Maharashtrian girl from Nagpur, grew up underestimated but rose through grit, resilience and her IIT-sharpened mind. Two personalities shaped by completely different cultures-yet destined to cross paths in ways neither expected. I am an author who believes stories can be powerful without smut, and I try to make them meaningful and interesting. If you enjoy my stories, please follow me on Wattpad.

Adhira Deshmukh never believed her perfectly ordinary life would ever collide with chaos... until the universe decided to throw Devansh Singh straight into her path. She is 22, soft but unshakably strong, raised with Maharashtrian values, and just stepping into the world of college and responsibility. He is 11 years older, a respected Biology professor, a trustee of the college, and her brother's best friend-someone she has disliked since childhood for reasons she never bothered to understand. To Adhira, Devansh is everything she cannot stand: Too strict. Too controlling. Too intimidating. Too present in her life. She hates how he corrects her in class, how he appears in family dinners, how he never lets her get away with the slightest mistake, and most of all-how he looks at her like he knows exactly who she is. To Devansh, Adhira is everything he should stay away from: Too young. Too fierce. Too distracting. Too close to home. She tests his patience, challenges his discipline, and awakens emotions he has buried for years. He tells himself she is just his best friend's little sister... But she is no longer a little girl. When the worlds of Punjab's warmth and fire meet Maharashtra's grace and resilience, sparks aren't just expected-they are inevitable. But this love story isn't simple. It is forbidden. Complicated. Messy. And heartbreakingly beautiful. Will Adhira continue hating the man who seems to know her better than she knows herself? Or will Devansh's carefully controlled world fall apart when he realizes he is falling for the one girl he should never touch? A story of clashes, unspoken emotions, cultural beauty, forbidden love, and destiny that refuses to listen.