Ria Malhotra has always believed in dreams,simple ones. At just 20,she carries the hopes of her middle-class family on her delicate shoulders,determined to become a teacher and build a life defined by kindness ambition and love. But Fate Has Other Plans When her path collides with the Rathore Empire___a powerful, feared and respected underground mafia dynasty ruling the shadows of Asia and beyond____Ria's life takes a cruel twist. She is forced into a marriage with their cold, ruthless, devastatingly handsome heir, Aansh Rathore, a 28yr man who doesn't believe in love....or mercy. Feared by many, respected by all, Aansh is a devil dressed in designer suits, loyal to his family and best friend Karthik Singhania. Marriage is his worst nightmare__until Ria becomes his unwanted bride. But what happens when innocence meets darkness? Will Ria break under Aansh's wrath......or will she become the one woman capable of taming the devil

Anaya Mehra was never meant to fall in love with a man like him. Elegant, kind, and powerful-Aaryan Rathore walked into her life like a dream. He made her laugh, made her feel seen, and gave her the kind of love stories are made of. What began with gentle glances turned into midnight conversations, stolen moments, and soft promises of forever. But some promises are laced with poison. Behind his perfect smile hides a truth no one dares to speak. Behind her father's quiet eyes lies a past too dangerous to forget. And when their two worlds collide, the mask of love begins to crack... revealing something far more dangerous beneath. A proposal is coming. But this time, it's not a question-it's a warning. In a world where power wears a suit and love hides sharp teeth... Will she escape the villain's love, or become the crown he refuses to share? "Not all villains steal empires-some steal hearts first."

"She was trained to survive in a world of lies. He was born to dominate it. One hidden chip. One deadly secret. And only one of them can walk away unbroken. In the game of power, betrayal, and obsession, no one plays fair... not even the heart."

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲. 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬... 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐭.

I didn't notice him the first time. But he noticed me. And by the time I realized it... " Ruhaan Advani had already decided I belonged to him." ────୨ৎ──── ────୨ৎ──── Some love stories begin with destiny. Others begin with obsession. Iraanshi Khanna ★ lives quietly in her own world painting, dreaming, and believing in a love that feels divine. Ruhaan Advani ★ is everything she avoids chaos, arrogance, and a storm disguised as a man. ────୨ৎ──── ────୨ৎ──── When their paths collide in college, they become instant rivals. Arguments. Competition. Endless tension. She hates his attitude. He hates the way she affects him. But what Iraanshi doesn't know is that their meeting was never a coincidence. Because Ruhaan Advani has been watching her long before she ever noticed him. And he didn't come into her life by accident. He came for her. And when feelings finally grow between rivalry and tension fate tears them apart.but when destiny brings them face to face again Will love remember what memory forgot? Because some secrets are dangerous. Some obsessions are sinful. And some love stories are never meant to be pure. This is not a story about perfect love. This is a story about velvet sins !! ═══════Disclaimer═══════ This story contains dark themes, obsession, rivalry, emotional conflict, and mature situations. Read at your own risk. ⭐ Tropes • College Romance • Rivals to Lovers • Secret Stalker / Hidden Obsession • Forced Proximity • Slow Burn • He Falls First • Memory Loss • Second Chance Romance • Famous Cricketer × Artist • Grumpy × Soft Girl • Possessive Male Lead • Enemies With Tension • Obsessed ML • Lovers to strangers to lovers • Biker Boyfriend

[SLOW UPDATES] "𝑺𝒊𝒓𝒇 𝒂𝒂𝒑𝒌𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒌𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒚𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒅𝒊 𝒌𝒊 𝒉𝒂𝒊, 𝑷𝒚𝒂𝒂𝒓 𝒏𝒂𝒉𝒊 𝒌𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒂𝒑𝒔𝒆" ◈──────❖──────◈ 𝐕𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭. 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲. 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫? 𝐀 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞. ✧──⭒༻༺⭒──✧ A replaced groom trope book.

His fingers dug into my hips as he thrust deeper, the desk beneath me protesting with each movement. "Say it again," Adrian commanded, his gray eyes dark with possession. "Tell me who you belong to." "You," I gasped, my nails raking down his back. "Only you." "Good girl." --- She was forbidden. He couldn't resist. Maya Moretti-nineteen, innocent, and completely off-limits as his best friend's little sister. Adrian Marchetti-twenty-eight, ruthless crime boss known as "the Demon," and the last man she should want. One glance in her pink bedroom changed everything. One teddy bear gift sealed their fate. One touch ignited a fire neither could control. Now they're tangled in secret meetings, stolen moments, and an affair that could destroy everything. Her brother will never forgive the betrayal. His enemies are watching. And Maya is discovering that loving a dangerous man means embracing the darkness he brings. But when a Russian mobster threatens her life, Adrian must choose: let her go to keep her safe, or fight for the woman who made him believe in happy endings. Well, some rules are meant to be broken. Some loves are worth the consequences. ⚠️ Mature scene and language contain > <

Zulqar Siddiqui was never meant to love. But his father demanded an alliance powerful enough to strengthen their empire, and Hira Mirza-beautiful, ambitious, untouchable-was the perfect choice. Somewhere between obligation and stolen moments, Zulqar did the one thing he swore he never would. He fell in love with his bride-to-be. The night before their wedding, everything shattered. A reckless drive home. A drunken mistake. A crash that stole Hira's life and left behind nothing but guilt and ashes. And Inayah Mirza. The younger sister. The quiet one. The girl who survived. Tradition demands the marriage be honored. The alliance must be sealed. And so Zulqar marries the wrong sister. To him, Inayah isn't a wife-she's a living reminder of the woman he lost. A punishment forced into his life. A vow spoken in hatred binds them together, and Zulqar swears to make her regret every breath she takes as his wife. He doesn't touch her with affection. He doesn't offer kindness. He gives her silence, cruelty, and a marriage colder than grief itself. Inayah enters a home where she is unwanted, unloved, and blamed for a tragedy she can never undo. Loving him is forbidden. Surviving him becomes her only choice. Because some marriages are built on love. Some are built on duty. And some- are built on hate so deep it was meant to destroy them both.

𝐀𝐚𝐩 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢 𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐠𝐢 𝐤𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐡 𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐢 𝐣𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐲𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐤𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐡𝐢 𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐮 ~𝐈𝐳𝐡𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧 ︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵ ➺ 𝐈𝐳𝐡𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧 x 𝐍𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐢 Dark Romance | 18+ Izhaan Khan, a cold eyed business tycoon and single father, who has sworn never to let another woman close again. After his wife abandoned him the day she gave birth to their daughter and ran away with her lover, his world hardened into steel-silent, ruthless, unbreakable. His only weakness is his 6 month old baby girl, Ayla... and he'll burn the world before letting anyone hurt her. Noorain Siddiqui, once believed love was enough. She married the man she fall in love at first sight, the one to whome she trusted more than anyone else and married him against all the odds, her high profile status, and family disagreement. Only to be abused, used and discarded - called a burden by the very person who vowed to protect her. Her life shattered when she her baby the day she was born. Broken but breathing, Noorain escapes the marriage with her brother's help, determined to rebuild herself from the ashes. What happens when fate ties Izhaan and Noorain together? What happens when protection turns into longing and two people who never swore to love again starts falling for the second time again? But some ghosts don't stay burried. When secrets from thier past claw thier way back to their present. Now, Izhaan and Noorain must decide: Do they let fear and scars from their past, destroy their second chance at love - or do they fight for it, no matter the cost?

"She expected a prison, but found a home." At just nineteen, Mehar's life changes overnight when she is pushed into a marriage she never asked for. In a world where her choices were never truly hers, she steps into a new home carrying fear, confusion, and silent resistance in her heart. But Karan is not what she expected. Where she braced herself for control, he offers patience. Where she feared pressure, he gives her space. He listens, understands, and stands beside her-not as someone who owns her, but as someone who chooses her every single day. As quiet questions begin to rise from relatives and familiar voices-"ab good news kab sunao ge?"-Karan never lets those words weigh her down. Instead, he reminds her that there is no rush, that her dreams, her studies, and her future come first. With a supportive -in-law and a partner who refuses to rush her, Mehar slowly begins to find comfort in a place she once feared. Between unspoken emotions, small caring gestures, and a love that grows quietly rather than forcefully, Mehar begins to discover something unexpected-peace. What if a marriage forced upon her becomes the safest place she's ever known? A story of patience, respect, and a love that doesn't demand-but understands.