Ria Malhotra has always believed in dreams,simple ones. At just 20,she carries the hopes of her middle-class family on her delicate shoulders,determined to become a teacher and build a life defined by kindness ambition and love. But Fate Has Other Plans When her path collides with the Rathore Empire___a powerful, feared and respected underground mafia dynasty ruling the shadows of Asia and beyond____Ria's life takes a cruel twist. She is forced into a marriage with their cold, ruthless, devastatingly handsome heir, Aansh Rathore, a 28yr man who doesn't believe in love....or mercy. Feared by many, respected by all, Aansh is a devil dressed in designer suits, loyal to his family and best friend Karthik Singhania. Marriage is his worst nightmare__until Ria becomes his unwanted bride. But what happens when innocence meets darkness? Will Ria break under Aansh's wrath......or will she become the one woman capable of taming the devil

𝑾𝒂𝒒𝒕 𝒃𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒊, 𝒕𝒂𝒒𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒏 𝒏𝒂𝒉𝒊. 𝑨𝒖𝒓 𝒌𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝒌𝒂 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒍𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒍 𝒏𝒂𝒉𝒊, 𝒃𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒂 𝒌𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒊. Parthvi never chose this for herself but she became the price for a crime she never committed. Rana Rudra Adhiraj Raisinghania is cold, powerful but and broken by the past and wants only one thing, payback. He is meant to be her punishment and she is meant to pay. But when does anything go according to your plan when god has one of his own and sometimes the hardest battles are the ones we fight inside ourselves. But they are not fighting a battle, they carry the whole damn war inside themselves.

They said LOVE was happiness... They said LOVE was fairytale... But LOVE turned out to be the biggest nightmare.

I want you to sign a contract, Arnavji. Marry me for six months, Khushi had demanded. The roses hidden behind Arnav's back wilted in his tight grip. "Pretend to be my husband for six months and lend me the Raizada name. If you don't agree, Jiji won't sit on the mandap. If your little brother's happiness means anything to you, you will sign it." And so the tables flipped. The blackmailed becomes the blackmailer. In a slight twist of events, it's not Arnav but Khushi who proposes the contract marriage, brokering a deal and breaking Arnav's heart. But why? What was Khushi's motive? Why only for six months?

Regret was what Arnav was feeling for what he did to her. He wish to correct his mistake and a perfect opportunity presented itself but the question remains, will she forgive him?. Peep in to know more.

Lost in the chaos of the city, she searches for safety she cannot name. He, a man who trusts no one and believes in no love, never expects fate to place her in his path-and change everything he knows. When their lives collide, destiny forces them to question what they thought was impossible.

Kushi Gupta had always loved him , her brother's best friend, the boy who never looked at her more than a kid . For years she hid her feelings behind smiles and heartbreaks. To him , she was just a friend's little sister But for her he was everything. will Arnav ever know her secret? or will her love remain hidden forever? Disclaimer: characters are not owned by me but the story is mine

'iss pyaar ko kya naam doon' fanfiction. previously known as 'innocence.' this is a new, re-written version. [ipkknd au | contract marriage track rewrite] ••• Around two months have passed since the unexpected (contract) marriage between Khushi Kumari Gupta and Arnav Singh Raizada. The two souls were miserable, to say the least. Arnav was deeply hurt by the betrayal of the girl he loved. And, so, he wanted her to feel the same pain he was going through. Furthermore, he wanted her to experience the agony of a broken marriage at the end of the contract since she was willing to do the same to his sister by having an affair with his brother-in-law. Khushi, on the other hand, spent each day in tears. She felt lost and heartbroken. Her adopted family disowned her, her in-laws disliked her, her brother-in-law harassed her, her own husband loathed her. Her questions about Arnav's abrupt decision to marry her remained unanswered. Overall, she could not wait for this nightmare to be over. ••• images used throughout the story do not belong to me. credits go to the owner.

Khushi Kumari Gupta believes in love, laughter, and happily-ever-afters. Arnav Singh Raizada believes in control, logic, and keeping his heart locked where no one can reach it. Their worlds were never meant to collide- until one unexpected encounter in Lucknow ties their fates together in a way neither of them can undo. He is the storm she never saw coming. She is the warmth he swears he doesn't need. But every time they cross paths, something pulls tighter... sharper... impossible to ignore. In a journey where hate blends with longing and pride battles against desire, one thing becomes clear: Some hearts don't fall in love. They get knotted.

❝ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐦, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧. ❞ Arnav Singh Raizada built his world on logic and control-until she came along, wild and bright, turning every rule into a heartbeat. And in one impulsive, devastating moment, he accused her of the unforgivable. Now the mansion feels colder, his empire emptier, and every night ends with her name burning in his throat like a prayer he no longer deserves to say. He tells himself he can't break - but every night he does, quietly, when no one's watching. Because how do you forgive yourself for ruining the only person who ever believed there was still something good in you? ❝ 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 - 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐩. ❞ Khushi Kumari Gupta once believed love could survive anything. Until it was her love on trial. She walked away carrying the ruins of her faith, her heart heavy with words she never got to speak. But no amount of distance could erase him-the man who destroyed her, yet still owns every pulse in her chest. She hates him. She aches for him. And she knows that the only thing more dangerous than loving him once- is loving him again. When fate makes them collide again, he looks at her like redemption wearing a heartbeat, and she looks at him like the tragedy she is learning to outgrow.