"Do we have to set some ground rules?" She asks. "No feelings involved," I stated. "It will be just one night of passion, but after that, we're strangers." "Just one night," ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ares Accardi, a 24-year-old secret Mafia king, rules over beautiful Las Vegas. He is not like the other mafia kings; he is a man with a broken heart who still knows how to love unconditionally. Except for his best friend, Vincent, he has no one. He also serves as the CEO of A-Card Corporations. He is one of the most feared men in the mafia. He has a tender heart for his loved ones but with others, his torments are ruthless and lethal. Adya Jha is a typical 23-year-old Indian girl who fled to Las Vegas to escape a monstrous past. She is a fantastic writer who lives with her best friend, Ashi Rao, who's one of the best doctors of Vegas. She is a sweet girl who is a little clumsy but is adored by all her friends. What happens when two strangers from different backgrounds meet and spend the night in each other's arms? Will they ever meet again, and if so, what lies ahead for them? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️ ∆ This story contains sensitive topics :- • Miscarriage • Domestic violence • Mention of sexual abuse. • Mature themes🔞 • Strong language ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • THE CHARACTERS ARE ENTIRELY BASED ON MY IMAGINATION, AS IS THEIR PERSONALITY. THEIR PERSONALITY AND BEHAVIOR IN THE STORY ARE NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF WHO THEY ARE IN REAL LIFE. • *EDITING IN PROGRESS*

1st book of Cursed series in continuation of Shivanya series "You should stop staring at me like I'm some monster," Dhruv said coldly. Taara replied looking into his eyes "Then stop behaving like one, Rawal sa (prince) " For the first time in years... he laughed. But Dhruv didn't fall for her because she was soft. He fell because she walked straight into his darkness without trembling. "I ruin everything I touch," he warned her while caressing her cheeks Taara looked him straight in the eyes. "Then maybe I was born to survive ruin. " What Taara didn't know was - Dhruv had already decided something terrifying. He believed she was the only one who could break his curse. And he was willing to destroy the entire kingdom to keep her beside him. They called him the shadow of the kingdom. A person who doesn't have any identity of his own. Who lives under shadow of someone else. Prince Dhruv - the second prince of mahawargarh. A widower. Most intelligent and interested only in politics . A feared warrior. And the father of a five-year-old daughter who barely smiled anymore. People whispered that something inside him had died the night his wife did. But no one knew his real secret. No one knew the prince locked himself behind closed doors every night, drowning in dangerous addictions to silence the demons in his head. No one knew his hands trembled from withdrawal before battles. No one knew he believed he was cursed. And then came Taara. A maid who was too fearless for her own good. Too confident to lower her eyes. Too brave to fear a broken prince. She was just a maid working in his kingdom not aware of the fact...that she is going to be the curse breaker for him. " I am not innocent at all my little moon " he replied while moving towards her with slow steps " I am cursed " he smirked. Highy mature content

#TOP 2 in India(1,7,8/8/25) #TOP 3 in india(1,6,14,15,16,17,18/8/25) #TOP 4 in India(10/8/25) DEVYANI A 18-year-old innocent girl, She loves her father more than herself and is willing to sacrifice anything for him But how will she survive the trauma when her own father sells her to the most ruthless man just to clear his debt, without even thinking twice? "A father who sees her as a curse, locking her inside the house for 18 years and telling the world she was dead. But how will she feel when she steps out for the first time-and fate takes a 360-degree turn?" RIVAN THAKUR He lives alone with his SON(Kaizan), hating everything about marriage and the family he left behind. But when he wakes up one morning to find himself HUSBAND to a frightened young girl in his family's haveli(thakur's haveli)-his world tilts. ______________________ He stepped closer, his towering frame caging me in. My breath hitched. His eyes-sharp, cold, merciless-scanned me like I was a puzzle that didn't fit. "You don't even know how to wear a bra?" he asked, his voice low, incredulous, and almost cruel. I didn't know what to say. I slowly nodded my head-no-because... I really didn't. No one ever taught me. No one cared to. I was standing there, shivering slightly, my fingers trembling, curling into the soft shawl I used to hide myself. His gaze was burning, stripping me down to my bare soul, and I couldn't meet his eyes. But his next words... or we can say actions... shocked me to the core. ----------------- Will he accept her as his wife? Will he destroy her for a decision she never made? Or will fate tie them together in ways neither imagined? 𐙚⋆°｡⋆♡ A dark, intense love story of two broken souls bound by force, fear... and destiny.

He moved closer to her. As he came near, she curled her toes, her breathing growing uneven and rapid. Looking deeply into her eyes, he said, "This marriage means nothing to me. I don't consider you my wife." "You are only the caretaker of my baby, not my wife." "The day my purpose is fulfilled, I'll give you a divorce." He said all of this very casually, without any hesitation. Hearing his words, tears began to roll down her eyes. "18+ | Mature themes included. Reader discretion is advised."