He was supposed to be just another stranger. Instead, he became her favourite obsession. One glance turned into curiosity. Curiosity turned into fascination. And before she realized it, she knew more about him than she probably should. But the deeper she fell, the more impossible things started happening. Little things. Things he shouldn't know. Things nobody should know. Because while she was busy watching him... Someone had already been watching her. And the most dangerous part? She wasn't the only one obsessed.

🔞 18+ ✨💙 Replaced Groom ✓ 💕 Reverse Age Gap ✓ 💍 She was meant to marry another. 🔥 He was never supposed to be part of her story. But one scandal, one vanished groom, and one unbreakable decision bound their names forever. 𝙀𝙨𝙝𝙮𝙖 𝙍𝙖𝙟𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙝(28): steel in silk, feared in boardrooms, impossible to love. A heart that refuses to trust again. 𝙄𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙖𝙣 𝙑𝙖𝙞𝙙𝙮𝙖(21): ink-stained hands, soft voice, dangerously loyal heart. Everyone underestimated him, until he stepped into a fire meant for someone else. A marriage born from duty. A home built on silence. A love suffocating in the ruins of betrayal. But someone is watching too closely. Someone wants them ruined. And the past is not done hunting them. A slow burn of stolen glances, sharp longing, and quiet loyalty that can kill. 📷 Scandals 🔗 Family knives behind sweet smiles 🖤 The softest heart, the fiercest shield, and her last line of defense. This is not a classic romance. This is sunshine and steel. Soft hands and iron hearts. A love that shatters, rebuilds, and burns brighter than both of them combined. 📖 If you like: ✨ Silent tension, Blackmail, betrayal, dangerous longing ✨ A soft boy who would burn the world for her ✨ A woman learning to breathe for the first time. Then you're in the right place. Because, sometimes the gentlest love comes from the most unexpected storm. 💗 Forced Marriage ✓ 🧡 Sunshine × Cold Steel ✓ 💔 After taste of Betrayal ✓ 💞 Forced Proximity ✓

BOOK 2 of Serendipity ! Just when Carlotta thought she found her serendipity in Greek Mafia Don Evangelos Kosmos, everything goes to shit. Again. Thrown into the hands of her ex-boyfriend, Emiliano, she has to fight tooth and nail as Evengelos is wrongly convicted of her kidnap and arrested by the FBI, along with her brother Romeo, a suspected accomplice. With her boyfriend and brother in a dangerous maximum security prison across the globe, Car steps up and embodies her birthright. The Mafia. With a strange royal proposition and meddling in the life of sovereignty, what could go wrong? TW: violence, rape, abusive behaviours, SMUT

• academic rival novella • The Structural Biology Lab has three rules: 1. Document everything. 2. Follow protocols. 3. Don't fall for your junior. Mr. Madhava Kamat, a fourth year grad student, is about to break one. Warning: Contents are under extreme academic pressure! --- The characters mentioned in this book belong to the "Pyar Paradise Universe" This is a stand-alone book in the "Fine As Wine" collection. Daily Updates! --- ONC 2025 submission. Exclusively Available in Wattpad. © 2025 Suganthi Lakshminarayanan.

~ 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘢𝘺𝘶𝘴𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘢𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪 ~ ~•~ "𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦?" 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺. "𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦." 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴~ - 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 - 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘪 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘪 𝘹 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘢 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘢 - 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 - 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘹 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵 - 𝘗𝘶𝘯𝘫𝘢𝘣𝘪 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴 - 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘔𝘔𝘊 𝘹 𝘚𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘍𝘔𝘊 - 𝘊𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦

Rabya was unwillingly tied up in a knot of marriage with the only son of a big Zamindar; Adhrit Singh Chauhan. She once had a happy life, trying to achieve her dreams in the metropolitan city by striving to become independent so that she can financially support her family. But then, her one mistake and she was forced to marry Adhrit who's a decade older than her and lives in that regressive part of a small town in Uttar Pradesh where girls are not even allowed to step out of their house. Will Adhrit ever be able to be loved by his wife? Or will she always remain his unwilling bride?

The One she loved left her a day before her marriage The ones she cared humiliated her,despised her and blamed her for everything but what will happen when she will be forced to marry a mere stranger Aditi Sharma a 24 year old aspiring CA an ambivert who loves her family Daksh Agnihotri a 30 year old businessman, introvert doesn't like to express his emotions, lives with his only grandma [Dakhs: you wanted to see me married right? Grandma: yes beta I'm dying to see ur bride who will bring joy to our empty lives Who will fill this quite mension with the sounds of her anklets (Tears gathered in her eyes) Daksh:Then I'm getting married Her eyes widened Grandma: what when did you meet he-, What's her name , what's her age, how does she looks Daksh: I Don't know Grandma: WHAT THE- U're getting married to her and you don't even know her name??????]

Cupid never had a chance in their messy, parental-restricted love story Karishma Jha, a twenty-one-year-old recent graduate with the world at her feet if only she chose to face it. Plagued with the worries of the future and yet healing from the scars of her past, she was yet to pay any heed to the present. She was the queen of the world of What-ifs What if I never get a job? What if I never do anything worthwhile? What if I am not here tomorrow? What if someone new moves next door? Still struggling to live one day at a time, she is hit with yet another surprise: a new neighbor, Rishabh Mehta. His arrival gives her the opportunity to take a step out of her cocooned world, to do something daring for once in her sheltered life. What if a girl with perpetually cold feet chooses to befriend a boy who lives like there is no tomorrow? When Rishabh Mehta moved to his aunt's place in Bangalore, the last thing he expected was to deal with the girl next door. Shrew, grump, ornery, he knew the many nicknames of her, except her real name. She proved true to her description when, one night, she cuts off the wire of his music system in the middle of a raging party. That was his first impression of hers. He also never expected her unrelenting efforts to befriend him. When he finally gives in, the possibility of tomorrow increases with every shared laughter and stolen glance. Will their love survive self-imposed obstacles, helicopter parents, and the two-foot gap between their balconies? Or, will it remain a fond memory to smile upon when a day gets a bit more difficult than the rest? TRIGGER WARNING: Though this story could be considered a feel-good rom-com from its cover and description, it does address certain heavy topics like illness, suicide attempts, and domestic violence. For further details please don't miss the content warning preceding the story.