Nitya and Drishti weren't just best friends - they were each other's second homes. Where Nitya was calm, Drishti was fire. They weren't just friends. They were soul sisters - mirrors of each other's chaos and comfort. One started a sentence, the other finished it. They shared secrets in glances, dreams over cup of coffee, plans that stretched into the future. But now one.....was gone. She was gone. Gone, in the kind that doesn't leave a room for goodbyes. All that's left behind was - a twisted version of life. Laughter tastes like guilt. Joy feels like betrayal for her. And every time she passes the empty seat beside her, the silence screams. She doesn't know who she is without her. But she knows she'll never be whole again. Trapped in her own bubble of sorrow, regret, contrite - feeling numb, broken, paralyzed with that day's events she wished to forget but couldn't. But then he came - like a storm. Blamed her, Accused her, Resented her for his sister's state. "Her body's here...but it's like she's somewhere far away from me." Ayaan's voice cracked as he spoke. But then it changed into fury looking directly at her. "And it's all because of you." Both in their own miseries don't know what was ahead of them.

"𝖲𝗍𝗈𝗉 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗍 𝗆𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍." "𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗉 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎'𝗋𝖾 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝖿𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖺𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗆𝗒 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎'𝗏𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝖿𝗈𝗋." "She entered his world wearing silence like armour. He welcomed her with nothing but hatred." A wedding with no explanation. A connection neither of them chose. Trapped in a world of power, control, and unspoken tension, two strangers are forced into a bond that neither understands, nor wants. But in the quiet moments between hate and indifference, something darker begins to take shape. Something sharp. Something real. In a mansion ruled by control and shadows, she stands quietly, the girl he refuses to accept, yet can't ignore. In his eyes, she's a lie. In hers, he's the storm she was never ready for. One was fire hidden under layers of silence. The other, ice that refused to melt for anyone. It's not love. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘵. But it's burning. And in a place where emotions are forbidden and intentions are masked, this fire might just destroy them both before it saves either. But how do you escape something you never asked for? What do you do when silence starts to feel like home? And what if the one person you shouldn't want... is the only one who sees you? Only one thing is certain - 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘬. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘴. AAROHI × DHRUV Book one in the Burnt Crown Series

A risky game of chance throws a broke college student into the arms of his billionaire bad boy boss. But can a relationship built on secrets and lust ever become something more? ***** Nolan Kim and Jung Jae-In live completely different lives. While Nolan is a broke college student working multiple jobs to afford the Gucci he loves, Jae-In is the billionaire playboy CEO of the world's leading tech company. But when sparks fly after they unexpectedly meet, Nolan can't resist taking a job as one of Jae-In's personal assistants. And when their sexual tension in the office leads to heated kisses and secret penthouse trysts, Nolan realizes that being in lust with Jae-In is everything he's ever wanted. Until it isn't. But is falling in love worth the risk when there's no guarantee against heartbreak? "Love Maze" was previously titled "Russian Roulette | VKOOK" Note: This story was originally written as a BTS fanfic that has been restructured into an original work Previously a Wattpad Editors' Pick [[word count: 90,000-100,000]] Cover designed by Joe Resch

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. You have to step off the trail to find your path . . . When her mother unceremoniously dumps her at Camp Mapplewood for the summer, Emma Lane's hopes of repairing their fractured relationship are gone with the wind. Now she's stuck in the wilderness facing her worst fears. Trees? Terrifying. Spiders? Even worse. And don't even get Emma started on how she feels about camp activities. But Emma's got a plan, and she will do anything in her power to get kicked out of camp, from sleeping in to playing practical jokes on her fellow campers. Yet when Emma draws the attention of her illusive and attractive camp counselor Vivian Black, she has to come to terms with the fact that how her summer starts isn't necessarily how it might end. Will Vivian be the key to unlocking Emma's fears once and for all?