Priya: "I yearn to be someone's top choice, not just a backup plan. I don't need to be perfect; I just want to be myself. I dream of a love like the ones in stories and movies, enduring through thick and thin. I want someone who loves all of me - the sad, the happy, the messy, and the unpredictable. I want to be the main character in my own story, but it feels like everyone else is holding the pen." Arnav: "In this brutal world, you either wield cruelty or become its prey. Her entrance cracked open the ice around my heart, revealing the decay within. I was a hollow shell, untouched by emotion. But deep within me, a savage entity lies in wait. I didn't know I needed to be healed until I met her. It hungers for vengeance against any who dare to harm her." Blurb :- Priya recoiled as if struck, her eyes wide with shock and hurt. "Arnav, I-I'm just trying to help," she stammered, her voice trembling with suppressed emotion. I scoffed, the bitterness rising within me like bile in my throat. "Help?" I spat, the word dripping with scorn. "You think you can help me? You're nothing but a burden, Priya-a reminder of everything I've sacrificed for the sake of our companies." Tears spilled from her eyes, tracing a shimmering path down her cheeks as she stared at me with wounded disbelief. "I thought maybe, just maybe, there could be more between us," she whispered, her voice barely audible over the roar of my own self-loathing. I laughed bitterly, the sound echoing off the walls of our empty apartment like a cruel mockery. "There is no 'us,' Priya," I spat, the words tearing at my throat like razors. "We're nothing but strangers bound by a contract-a marriage of convenience, nothing more."

Zaigham Khan lives by order. CEO of Khan Enterprises. 29 years old. Cold, measured, and dangerously disciplined. His world runs on rules, strict timelines, sharper silences, and the firm belief that emotions are distractions. Zoya Khan is chaos wrapped in sunshine.22 years old. Loud, carefree, and charming. She laughs too easily, talks without filters, and lives like life's a moving swing. But what happens when destiny knots two mismatched hearts into a bond neither saw coming? Tropes: Age Gap Forced Marriage Cousin Marriage (Cultural Context) Slow Burn Grumpy x Sunshine Opposites Attract

(#Book 1 in substitute bride) This is the story of two completely different people whose lives change forever because of fate. Rudransh Singh Raghuvanshi is rich, powerful, and one of the most popular billionaires in the country. He's the eldest grandson of the respected Raghuvanshi family, known for his sharp mind, cold attitude, and mysterious charm. Akanshah Rai Singhania, on the other hand, is sweet, intelligent, and focused on her dream of becoming a doctor. She's the youngest granddaughter of the famous Singhania family and has always stayed away from drama and high society games. But one wedding changes everything. Akanshah had only come to attend her cousin's wedding. She never imagined she would walk away as the bride herself. When an unexpected scandal breaks out and her cousin backs out last minute, the family begs Akanshah to take her place-to save their name and reputation. And just like that, she is suddenly married to a stranger. Rudransh never expected to marry anyone that day-let alone a girl he barely knew. To him, Akanshah is just a replacement bride. Someone who stepped in last minute. He's angry, distant, and cold. Akanshah didn't want this either. She feels unwanted... like a mistake. But now they are tied together by fate. Living under the same roof, in a marriage that was never meant to happen, the two must learn how to deal with their new reality. There's confusion, anger, pain... but also something else beginning to grow between them-something neither of them expected. Will Rudransh ever accept Akanshah as his real wife? Can akanshah forgive him for his cold behayand treating her as a replacement? And what will happen when hidden truths, emotions, and secrets come to light?

°°°°°°°°° Sometimes love needs a second chance... even if it comes wrapped in pain, secrets, and unexpected feelings. She's sunshine. He's the storm. Noor Verma - a 23-year-old bubbly event planner with dreams in her eyes and a heart full of warmth. Aviraj Raghuvanshi - a cold, powerful businessman, haunted by his past, and a single father to a little boy who has never known what a mother's love feels like. Their worlds collided like fire and ice. A heated first encounter. A twist of fate that binds their worlds together. But love? Love wasn't part of the plan. In the middle of unspoken emotions, stolen glances, and a child who unknowingly becomes the bridge between two hearts- can a broken man and a hopeful girl rewrite their story? 🌙 A slow-burn journey of warmth, heartbreak, and love-rewritten when least expected. °°°° #EnemiesToLovers #SingleDad #SlowBurnRomance #EmotionalRomance #WattpadIndia #LoveAfterPain #BrokenBoy #HopefulGirl #ProtectiveMaleLead #SecondChances #FamilyDrama #StrongFemaleLead #HeartfeltMoments #ComfortAndLove

"Stop trying to act like my fiancée because I don't give a damn about you!" His words echoed through the room breaking my remaining hopes - Alizeh (The badass girl) gets tied in an arranged marriage to Zain (The reserved one) but he makes it very clear he wants nothing to do with her while she can't help falling for him. Alizeh X Zain : •Arranged Marriage • Forced Proximity • Grumpy X Sunshine ----------- "Go die!" I shouted "Dying for you is very easy Meri Jaan. I want to live, for you, with you. But if I ever have to live without you again I WILL die." He replied like he meant every word of it. - Dua (the heartbroken girl) comes across Azaan (the playboy) who broke her years ago. Now that they meet again he is determined to get her back but she isn't ready to give him another chance but a truth from the past crushes all their chances. Dua X Azaan • Second Chance • Soulmates • Forbidden Love ---------- "That rich brat-!" I was complaining to my friend when a voice interrupted me from behind "Yes, sweetheart" it was that rich brat winking at me. -Noor (the good girl) meets her perfect match Ahaan (the bad boy) who challenges her in everything. He doesn't care about anyone except her but she cares about everyone except him. Noor X Ahaan • Enemies to lovers • Fake Dating • Good girl X Bad boy ---------- "We are nothing to each other" I said "Yes we are, you're my future girlfriend" he replied flashing his brightest smile. -Shayra (The grumpy sarcastic one) comes across Kabir (The golden retriever). He is the one who can bring light to her darkness. He falls for her but does she only pretends to fall for him? Shayra X Kabir •Reverse Grumpy X Sunshine • Love at First Sight * Office Romance ••• The four best friends ( Alizeh, Dua, Noor and Shayra ) meet up after five years at a former classmate's wedding but this wedding turns out to be a life changer for all of them as they come across the Aziz brothers.

Shy, soft-spoken, and carrying more insecurities than dreams, Ishika Arora has learned to survive in a world that never made space for her. Loved by no one, tolerated by everyone... she has stopped believing she's worthy of anything more. Cold, intimidating, and feared in the boardroom, Abhimanyu Singh lives by one rule: never let emotions win. Love is a weakness he swore he would never allow. But destiny brings together two opposite worlds- her warmth and his ice, her silence and his storm, her broken pieces and his guarded heart. When their paths collide, will their differences tear them apart... Or slowly teach them what love truly feels like? A journey of healing, honesty, and unexpected tenderness. Welcome to Abhimanyu and Ishika's world.

What happens when destiny hitches the good looking, nerdy bad boy with the sweet and shy, keeping her head low type of girl. Arjun Kapoor is 22 years old and is pursuing MBA to take over his father's business. He is the college heart throb but also the topper. He is everything that a girl might want in a guy, from personality, to the charms. He goes to college but also gives time to his office and should be all ready to handle it by the time he'll be done with his studies. Samyra Khanna, on the other hand is kinda girl who doesn't enjoy attention and prefers staying low key. She is 20 years old and is doing BBA. All she wants is to pass the three years of her college staying low but will it really happen when her path is intertwined with that of Arjun's, the person whose mere name is enough to grab attention, by destiny and by their parents? To find out more about them, join them in their journey. Started on 4th November, 2021.

"...and one day she discovered that she was fierce, and strong, and full of fire, and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her fears." -mark anthony she became society's biggest fear: A Girl Being Confident.