#3 in General Fiction [17-08-2018] BOOK 2 OF THE HEARTS SERIES. THE FIRST BOOK IN THE SERIES IS RECOMMENDED AS IT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE SECOND ONE BETTER. _______ "Time has brought me ahead and left you behind. There's so much distance to cover. So much that you'll never reach my heart again. You are gone." Shaking of his head shook her wall. His slow footsteps pounded in her heart. "I will claw your heart, tear it to get inside again," his breath fanned her cheek. Calm tone haunted her soul. "But it won't come to that when I am already there in your stubborn heart." Tears hung at those thick lashes. "My heart doesn't want you. Not anymore." "Your heart lies." His finger slid down her neck. A sinister smile made those tears fall, "And when the heart lies," the finger replaced by a strong fist held the back of her neck. His lips reached barely inches away from hers. "There are consequences." ______ AN INDIAN LOVE STORY

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It is believed that adversity brings out the best in us and everything likewise. In the case of an army officer's family, couple the adverse situation with distance. The fortitude they show is highly commendable and incomparable. This short story is based on a young Captain and his family, which comprises of his parents, elder sister and his to-be wife. The Captain, for the duty of his nation, leaves his home to resume his duty in one of most conflict prone region. With news of the new conflicts arising in the region he's posted at, all his family and fiancée could do is pray and hope for him to come back home safely. With his family's prayers and his fiancée's love, will he come back home alive or not? Read on to know! #582 in Short Story (28-02-2016) #228 in Short Story (03-05-2016) #256 in Short Story (04-05-2016) Copyright © Mauli Singh 2016 ©All Rights Reserved

Some love stories have the fate to become completed, some don't. Some get the chance to have a fairytale, some have to make peace with tragedy. Some are meant to stay for eternity, some have forever that last only a day. Not all love stories are same, not all lovers have the same fate. This is the story of a young couple, who fell in love at a very tender age. With their age, their love evolved as well, which neither the society supported nor did their own fates. The boy wanted to join Army, the girl wanted to get married. Neither was possible while the other was craved. So the only option was to breakup, and they went ahead with it. But did they ever became one, or was their story just another example of uncompleted love... Read on to know! ;) #407 in Short Story (03-05-2016) #388 in Short Story (04-05-2016) #384 in Short Story (05-05-2016) Copyright © Mauli Singh 2016 ©All Rights Reserved

Being an army officer is hard, and it's only a strong hearted and patriotic man's profession. But being an army officer's wife is even harder and emotionally draining. And it gets even harder when the husband, the army officer dies after just few years of marriage, doing his duty to the nation at the battlefield. This short story is of a young woman, who lost her husband in an army battle, with the regret of never confessing her love to him. But a letter from her husband, that he had written to her, keeping his death in mind, make her realise the extent of their love, which neither of them ever spoke out loud. *This story has been added to @IndiaCentral reading list (Short Story) #94 in Short Story (03-05-2016) #86 in Short Story (04-05-2016) #58 in Short Story (25-06-2016) Copyright © Mauli Singh 2016 ©All Rights Reserved

There is a type of love that doesn't end, even if the story does.

He was beautiful by all means. He was a mystery in all it's beauty. He wore a mask longer than others and hid a tormented mind behind smiles. He came into my life like a storm, an Indian girl met a man worthy of all good things life had to offer only to realize his memories were dominated by bitter past. I was a senior with a scholarship to Harvard. Stress, pressure and high expectations from my parents were a given when you were Indian. I was focused, on studies and my future plans. However, the second I met the supposedly know-it-all and million dollar smile Rahul... It changed, I was focused don't get me wrong but he showed there's much more and by doing so he let his walls fall slowly and so did I. It all started with games and turned into something much more powerful. He was hurt, in ways one wouldn't dare to think of- yet he went on. He was dead on the inside but I couldn't let such a winsome soul wither at the hands of a plaguing past. I couldn't. Thank you and try it out! Meerkatgirl Instagram: @meerkatgirl_wattpad