It is not a standalone. This is the continuation part two of my book The Malhotras so if you are my new reader please read the first part for the better understanding of the characters, plots and storyline.

Ivan has endured more pain, misery, and heartbreak in his fourteen years of life than most people do in a lifetime, all at the hands of a father who's given him nothing but hate and scars. Then his "father" dies in a tragic accident, and a DNA test reveals that his father isn't his father, he has a real family: a mother, a father, and four older brothers. His entire life has been a lie. And to top it all off, they're not just any family, they're the Morozov's. A name everyone has heard at least once in their lifetime. Wealthy, powerful, and untouchable across the globe. Can Ivan survive there world? Learn to trust and maybe even love? Or is this just another disaster waiting to explode?

ASSIGNED: ABHAY RAIZADA Abhay Raizada doesn't believe in family. He believes in structure, silence, and survival. At twenty-eight, he is third-in-command of a private security agency that does not officially exist. His work has no records, no witnesses, and no room for mistakes. His life is designed the same way. Clean. Isolated. Untouchable. Then he is assigned a protection detail he never asked for. Two thirteen-year-old heirs. The Rathor twins. High profile case. Children are unpredictable & Emotional. A liability he plans to discard the moment the threat is eliminated. As shadows close in around the boys, Abhay is forced to confront truths he buried long ago: about loyalty, about blood, and about the cost of making impulsive choices. Some assignments might change you forever.

The Shape of Fatherhood reveals how silent sacrifices, tiny giggles, and unspoken emotions reshape a man who thought he already knew what strength meant.

ASP Arham Afraz, a man whose world had shrunk to crime scenes, cold bullets, and the relentless pursuit of justice. Until one phone call changed everything. "Your father, Afraz Meer, has been in an accident." A pause. "Your mother was also in the car." Mother? They must mean his father's second wife. Then came the final blow. "Your father has named you the legal guardian of your younger siblings." Wait... what? Siblings? Guardian? Did he hear that right? ____________________ Two brothers lived under the same roof, yet the bond between them was tangled in places neither of them knew how to reach. The elder one had grown up in the shadow of loss. A childhood carved by unanswered questions, by grief that arrived too early, by a night that stole more than any child should be forced to lose. And then there was the stepbrother. Unlike the older one, he had grown up wrapped in warmth, surrounded by voices that called his name with affection. He had always believed love was something you gave freely, something people naturally returned. Until his elder brother entered the house. That was when he first felt it, the distance. A quiet, cold space between them he couldn't understand, one that made him question himself in ways he never had before. For the first time, he felt unseen. At first, he mistook the pull in his chest for guilt, a silent ache telling him he owed something to the elder one whose place in the family had been dimmed for his sake. But as time passed, he understood it wasn't guilt at all. It was longing. Longing for something he had never had to fight for before, a whole family. A brother whose silence he wished he could interpret. A bond he wished he knew how to claim. A place in that guarded heart he desperately hoped wasn't locked forever. What pulled him toward the elder one was no apology. It was love. It was hope. It was the quiet belief that maybe, just maybe, broken families could still find ways to feel complete. __________

When home finally feels like home, and their Hasret of togetherness is complete... yet the shiddat, the intensity, the pain of everything that follows, still lingers, waiting quietly to write its own story. Join the Oberoi brothers again, as they once again find their way back to each other, before everything falls into place-or before there's nothing left for them.

In the aftermath of pain, the Singhania brothers find themselves on a path back to one another. Wounds once carved deep by betrayal, distance, and pain begin to heal-slowly, uncertainly, but surely. One brother bears scars not just of words, but of bullets. Another struggles beneath the weight of sacrifices made in silence. Two try to mend what was broken, to stitch together a bond torn apart by years of misunderstanding. Just when the pieces seem to fall into place... fate, with cruel precision, strikes again. And this time, it doesn't knock. Amid this fragile reunion, a shadow from afar steps in-a soul who shared their blood, but not their warmth. He has long abandoned the idea of family, of belonging, of love-believing that ties born of blood mean nothing when they bleed betrayal. But destiny weaves its threads in strange ways. As the Singhania saga continues, a new chapter unfolds- A tale of aching hearts and fractured roots, Of ties stretched across silence and time, Of brothers who carry both wounds and hope in their chests. As buried truths rise and the past begins to mend, This is a journey not just through pain, But toward healing, forgiveness, and the quiet power of love that endures-even in its most silent form. And somewhere along the way... Another truth waits to be found.

This is Book 2 of the series Ansh: More Than a Brother (You can read it as a standalone too!) 18-year-old Ansh now wiser, louder, and more rebellious stepping into college life. But despite the changes, one thing remains the same: the most important person in his life is still his dada, Arjun. Arjun Malhotra, whose entire world revolves around Ansh, has always protected their little world fiercely. But what happens when a third person enters that world? Will their bond shatter or grow even stronger than before?

{𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐝} Reyansh Agrawal is a strict and disciplined man who deeply loves his sons and treats his brother as if he were his own. He is fiercely protective of his family, shielding them from prying eyes and judgmental scrutiny. While he may appear ruthless to outsiders, he is a devoted and caring figure within his family. Three years ago, his wife chose to divorce him, having fallen in love with another man, and left Reyansh to raise their two sons and support his brother. Unbeknownst to him at the time, she was pregnant when she made this decision. How will Reyansh respond when he gets a call one day that reveals he has another son?