Deception, betrayal and secrets but when the truth peels out of the compromise, will she still think of him as the tortured hero of her story? Or as the tortured villain who shattered her heart?

We've often read about men and their grovelling but now it's Maliah who's going to grovel till the very end to save the man she destroyed.

𝔅𝔯𝔬𝔨𝔢𝔫 𝔅𝔯𝔦𝔡𝔢 𝔖𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔰 #4 𝐶𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒 ═════ ✥.❖.✥ ═════ Sitara Bose is the quiet storm. The girl with glasses, the one who always plays the side character in everyone else's story. She's endured more than her share of storms. Cruel betrayals, relentless bullying, and the sting of broken trust. But no matter how many times the world tried to break her, she refused to fall. Rudraksh Suryawanshi is a man who thrives in control. A ruthless businessman with a past buried under layers of secrets, he carries a darkness that no one dares to uncover. But the moment he lays eyes on Sitara, something inside him snaps. She's his angel, his obsession, his only desire. There's just one problem: She's meant to marry his brother. As the wedding looms closer, fate twists in ways neither of them expects. Betrayed by those she once trusted, Sitara is left shattered. But Rudraksh has already made his choice. He will have her, no matter the cost. As tension simmers and boundaries blur, their connection becomes an unstoppable force, dark, passionate, and inevitable. But with every stolen moment, every heated glance, they walk the fine line between love and destruction. Did the stars align for them, or were they doomed from the start? ═════ ✥.❖.✥ ═════ 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ 🎀 𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 🔞⚠️ This book contains mature content intended for readers aged 18 and above. Reader discretion is advised.

She was promised to another. He was only supposed to help her escape. When Parthvi begs Randheer to lie for her, he agrees, thinking he's doing the right thing. But what begins as an act of kindness spirals into a complicated marriage filled with quiet tension, buried feelings and a love that neither of them saw coming. He's stern, guarded, and loyal to a fault. She's passionate, broken, and searching for freedom. But when ghosts from the past knock on their door will their fragile arrangement survive the truth? Trying to suppress the pull they felt, he made rudeness his facade yet her tears twirled everything inside him. His urge to protect her only to ruin himself, her complicated relationships with her past and a decision of families as "The Arranged Affair" takes place. ✨ Arranged Marriage | Second Chance | Heartbreak | He Fell First | Politician x Social Worker | Healing Romance #1 in Indian Culture [19th December 2025] #1 in GrumpyxSunshine [1st December 2025] Top 2 in India [29th November 2025] Top 3 in India [28th November 2025] #1 in Tension Filled Romance [12th August 2025] #1 in Supportive Partner [10th August 2025] #1 in Politics [7th March 2025]

{Previously known as Kainaat} | Completed on Scrollstack | In a web of lies, even the truth can strangle you. Trinity Academy is more than just a school-it's a kingdom, ruled by the rich, the powerful, and the ruthless. Beneath its golden halls, secrets fester, scandals thrive, and betrayals are just another form of currency. The students? Beautiful, untouchable, and drowning in their own sins. Trinity isn't just their playground-it's their sanctuary, a place where even the darkest truths are carefully concealed under layers of gold and glitter. Kainaat Sharma, a scholarship student, walks in, with no intention of playing their games. But the elites don't take kindly to outsiders, especially ones who refuse to bow. She's caught in their world, tangled in their scandals, and dragged into a storm she never saw coming. And in Trinity, you either learn to play the game or get buried beneath it.

What are the odds of a love happening between a man with failed parents and a woman who is a failed parent? In a normal setting, none. However, there's was no normal setting. When the second-in-line Prince of Jaigarh starts receiving death threats from a patient's husband he recently operated on, the royal palace goes into chaos. He's immediately appointed a bodyguard, who much to his chagrin, happens to be his brother's closest loyal. They don't see eye to eye. And they cannot stand each other. But bound to his brother's words, he accepts the woman, on a condition that she stays at least five feet behind him. And it was supposed to stay that way. Before he comes face to face with someone from the past, someone who had told him he'd die single. As they say, desperate times call for desperate measures. Which is how he ends up introducing his bodyguard as his new girlfriend who he's so besotted by. In a nutshell, it's a set-up. So what could go wrong? Turns out, when feelings get involved, everything. cover credit: @mystwhizzpuzz on IG

Slow burn | Secret Past | Angst with HEA ___________________________ A changed surname. A stranger city. And a royal mess that no one saw coming. It only took one move to turn six lives into a battlefield of power, pain, and past promises. What began as a quest for revenge has now become a fight for justice. What started as a business deal now begs for redemption. And what once looked like a family promise demands nothing short of sacrifice. Beneath the surface, love tangles with lies. Desire dances with deception. And fate? It plays a puppeteer, pulling strings no one can escape. This isn't just a story anymore. It's a legacy of scars, secrets, and shattered truths. | Dark. Devastating. Devious | • Welcome to the lore • ___________________________ NOT A STANDALONE Sequel to: 𝙀𝘾𝙃𝙊𝙀𝙎 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙔 | 𝑴𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒑𝒍𝒆 ✦ Echoes Trilogy | Book Two ✦

Other girls; "Give me a red flag, I'll stitch a saree of that red flag and wear it for my wedding. " She; " Give me a red flag, I'll turn him into the greenest flag ever known. " And she did, change him for good. Arrogance, anger issues, I-Me-Myself, Ego, he had it all, but she made him a calm,considerate,humble,empathetic and loving soul, that he himself never believed he could be. But... The plot twist was; He was nearly a decade and a more older than her. Was is possible to barge the distance of not just years but also the societal norms, judgmental eyes and disdainful talks? Dive in to know about, " 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙐𝙨 "

Two Verma sisters. Elder one is Ruhanika and the other one is Sitara. Despite sharing the same womb, they had quite different personalities and outlooks on life, with the exception of the fact that they both addressed the circumstances with gentleness and patience. Ruhanika was reserved and bowing when it came to socializing and interacting with strangers. She gets anxious in the crowd of people. Sitara, on the other hand, was a touch rebellious. She exudes confidence as she deals with whoever that person may be. She never fails to make her point. But what will happen when one poor decision made by their older brother paves the way for a chaotic marriage for them, entwining not just the sisters but also their entire lives with individuals they have never encountered before? *** Despite being brothers, Dev and Yug are diametrically opposed. Dev speaks less and utilizes more time analyzing and observing the situation, whereas Yug is fiery and hot-headed. His fists spoke before his mouth, and his rage always hung on a thin thread. How will things turn out once they are tied to the Verma Sister? The first couple would be busy stealing glances at each other, whereas the second couple would be occupied with keeping their secrets and scars hidden. *** Story Rankings: • 1 in problems (out of 28.5K stories) • 1 in society (out of 17.7K stories)

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧. ☆°•°☆☆°•°☆ "𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 ? 𝑰 𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝑰 𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝑰𝒏𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒉 " ───※ ·❆· ※─── 𝓦𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓹𝓮𝓷𝓼 𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝔀𝓱𝓸𝓵𝓮 𝓶𝓪𝓻𝓻𝓲𝓪𝓰𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝓫𝓪𝓼𝓮𝓭 𝓸𝓷 𝓪 𝓵𝓲𝓮? ───※ ·❆· ※─── 𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐇 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐀 Inayah despises the idea of arrange marriage. Growing up with an abusive father inayah never believed in the idea of getting married one day . She has always been busy chasing her dream to become a painter , But when her father all of a sudden gambles her to get married to the richest and the most successful man in the country, her dreams are crushed and swiped under the carpet and she only has one feeling set for her future husband : Hatred. ☆°•°☆ 𝐀𝐑𝐇𝐀𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐑𝐀 Arhaan always thought that marriage will be better than ones wildest dreams from the moment he saw the girl of his dreams in his college. Loving your academic rival from afar always have a beauty of its own even though sometimes it's unbearable and painful. But when one day his father announces that he will be marrying the girl of his father's choice in a week his dreams are shattered and he only have one feeling set for his future wife:contempt