He traced the cold muzzle from my forehead, slowly dragging it down the bridge of my nose, past my lips, and resting it squarely against my chest, right over my hammering heart. "Tell me, Detective Shaiba," he whispered, his breath hot against my ear. "You had me in your sights. You had the power to end this entire 'Architect' mystery tonight. Why didn't you fire?" "I..." My voice failed me. I was shivering, not from the cold, but from the terrifying proximity of his heat. "I don't know." "You don't know," he echoed, a dark, dangerous hum in his throat. He leaned forward, his voice dropping into a low, predatory growl. "You have no idea what kind of thoughts are running through my mind right now, seeing you standing here at my mercy." My breath hitched. "W-what thoughts?" "Like how much I want to fuck you right here. Bare, exposed, and completely at my mercy," he said, the words blunt and shocking. He pinned me against the the car, the weight of his body crushing the air from my lungs. _________________________________________ "Sometimes life takes sudden turns, doesn't it?" Destiny has a cruel way of forcing us to face the very things we've spent years avoiding. For Naina, life was supposed to be about goals and a fresh start. But you can't outrun a shadow that has been following you for five years. The boy who once ruled the school now rules the city's underworld. He has returned as a ghost of ruin, and he's not here to negotiate. He's here to claim the only thing he never truly let go of. This is a journey of obsession, deception, and hidden truths: The Past: A game of hearts where the hunter became the prey. The Present: A detective hunting for the truth, only to realize she's been the target all along. Will Naina solve the mystery of her lost love, or will she be swallowed by the dark intensity of the man she once knew? In a game of separation and reunion, will destiny grant them a happy ending, or are they destined to remain a tragic memory?

SHORT STORY~ A love story bloomed in college life. The most unexpected pair of a popular Star and a nerdy girl. Two different heart crashed together creating a series of events mixed with love, romance, friendship, misunderstanding, hate and forgive. Two souls fights to get eachother- but love is always not easy because to get something it's needed to sacrifice something in return. Will they able to clear everything to find their happily ever after?

𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝟑 Sacrificing herself for the love of her life, the princess ended up dying tragically. Betrayed by her husband and dying in the sea of fire, her heart burnt in ashes. But the tragic fire couldn't swallow the hatred and pain of her heart. After the surreal tragic end, when she opened her eyes again, she found there's another chance for her to recreate everything. In this life, she wanted nothing but to burn all her culprits in the fire of vengeance. However unexpectedly she ended up colliding with the cold-hearted prince whom she never met in her last life. Is the rebirth only meant for revenge, or there's another chance to find happiness? [ THIS STORY ONLY MEANT FOR WATTPAD. IF IT'S APPEARED ON OTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHOR'S KNOWLEDGE THEN IT IS BEING COPIED OR STOLEN ]

𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝟒 [ 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘱 𝘪𝘵 ] The first great Princess of Sagala noted as loony, who was the infamous for her crazed admiration towards the Prince Harish of Lothal. The burdensome fantasy was a great headache for the both kingdom. To get over Prince Harish decided to get engaged with Princess Shaila of Wattair. After failing in love and returned by the man she loved, the loony princess couldn't stand the pain and ended her life. But when she woke up again, she wasn't that weak, unruly and loony anymore. Her changed personality was the shocking thunder to the whole kingdom. It striked in everyone's heart and the wave caught the attention of the fearful demon prince. Now the destiny of Sagala is about to change which a spice adding in the story. Afterall when the phoenix rises from ashes everything is bound to change. 𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 #1 - ashes (02/03/23- 21/03/23) #1- strong (11/04/23)

After years apart, Mayukh, a confident and ambitious engineer freshly graduated from Stanford, travels to London with his closest friends for a graduation trip. What starts as a carefree reunion quickly turns complicated the moment he unexpectedly spots Nikita - his school-time friend and secret crush who has been building her own path as an intern in the same city. Though they lost touch when their lives took them across continents, the spark between them reignites with a powerful intensity. Mayukh's calm, collected exterior begins to crack as he finds himself drawn irresistibly to Nikita. As Mayukh's quiet longing turns into a determined pursuit, Nikita wrestles with her own feelings and the guilt of a close friend's unspoken love for Mayukh. Their chemistry crackles with tension - sometimes fierce, sometimes fragile - as they navigate jealousy, hesitation, and the powerful pull of what could be. Can they risk for a love that neither dared to name before? How do you fight for someone when the past and the present are both standing in your way? Tropes: • Fighting Attraction • Possessive ML x Fighting it FL • Childhood tension/crush • Tension • Friends to Lovers

The wedding was nothing more than a battlefield dressed in gold. She wore the silk he chose, stood beneath the vows she didn't mean, and let the cameras capture a story that wasn't hers. Beside her stood the man she had sworn to hate-the rival who had stolen victories, the enemy who now carried her name on his tongue as if it was already his to own. His hand closed over hers, steady and unyielding, the perfect mask for the crowd. But beneath that grip was a challenge, a warning, a fire. She should have pulled away. She didn't. Because hatred was simple. Hatred she understood. But the pulse that quickened under his gaze, the shiver that betrayed her when he leaned close-that was the real danger. This marriage wasn't love. It wasn't peace. It was war wrapped in silk. (Aditya X Nikhat) They were friends once-laughing at inside jokes, sharing secrets only they understood. She trusted him. He trusted her. Then came the arrangement. Fake dating, they called it-a harmless lie to fool everyone else. But pretending brought them too close, stirred emotions neither were ready to admit. And when it ended, it ended hard. Pretend partners became strangers overnight. The laughter disappeared. The trust vanished. Time didn't heal it. It sharpened it. They became rivals, measuring each other in every glance, every word, every challenge. And yet, beneath the tension, beneath the rivalry, something familiar lingered... something dangerous. Because some bonds, even when broken, refuse to stay dead. (Vihaan X Naira) Tropes: Billionaire romance Rivalry Forced marriage Marriage of convenience Second chance Age gap Enemies to lovers Fake dating to lovers Suspense thriller

"𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝑴𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒇𝒆." "You are going to stop this damn marriage. RIGHT. NOW." His voice was a low growl, barely human. I froze. "And who the hell are you to tell me that-" But before I could finish, he closed the distance between us in a blink. His breath hit my skin like fire. One hand gripped my jaw, his thumb and fingers squeezing my cheeks as if daring me to speak again. His eyes, dark and unblinking, held something far more terrifying than rage. OBSESSION. He leaned in, whispering at the edge of my neck, his voice a dangerous murmur. "The moment you chose to marry him, you dug your own grave." His grip tightened. "I was trying," he hissed pulling my face closer to him, "I was really trying to be nice to you. But you-" A bitter smirk curved his lips. "You make me a monster every single time." That night, Arohi Raichand was forcefully married... Not to the man she was raised to get married- But to the man the world feared. Her worst nightmare. Advansh Rudra Singh Rathore. She was a prisoner in the golden cage of a mafia king who was once declared insane. A girl caught in the cruel chaos of a love so twisted... it poisons everything it touches. But obsession is not love- and possession, not protection. This isn't a love story. This is a war between hate and hunger. Between fire and frost. Between a girl who wants to escape- And a man who would burn down the world just to cage her again. Welcome to the beginning of Arohi and Advansh's story. A story of possession, madness, and a love that was never meant to be gentle. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ • An Indian Force-Marriage Dark Romance • This book is mature and 18+ due to highly adult  content, age-gap, and mention of BDSM.

Highly mature content A game of revenge, love, hatred and manipulation. #1 in desi love #1 in lonely #1 in adult-content #1 in recommendation #1 in watty #1 in fiction

A SHORT STORY (Completed) Invitations- Printed ✓ Event planner- Hired ✓ Attire- Purchased ✓ Honeymoon- Planned ✓ Grooming- Done ✓ Photographer- Booked ✓ STATUS: All set for the wedding. A big fat Indian wedding is incomplete without some drama. But till what limit can the drama go? That the bride is now married? Married to someone else? Hurt, was what everyone expected him to feel. But... The only thing he felt was happiness at this revelation now that there were chances of him to marry the person he always wanted to. Four lives, connected to each others in many ways. Their relations complicated and their egos problematic. None of them expected to marry the person they found themselves living with, one bold enough while one rude, one innocent while the other a gentleman. Can these four give their significant each other a chance? Or will the ego and hesitance destroy their relationship? Join the journey of these four, married under some inevitable circumstances only to embrace the sacred bond of marriage and them falling in love endlessly.

An artist who could mimic just anyone's voice. A man who loved the wrong girl. An accident. A guy who just wants his brother back. A mission to help. Pain... exchanged! What will happen in the end?