Painting the flowers. A short story set in 2010. Her world was full of colors but her soul wasn't. His world was colorless yet his soul carried every color her soul ever yearned for.

A forced marriage under protection, A young woman with dreams, soft adult romance, and chaotic desi families. Akshay Malhotra- A 26-year-old protective IPS officer, who's caring and soft personality is masked by his sarcastic and tough demeanor. He has never believed in love until he marries his wife Aaravi, under extenuating circumstances to protect her. Aaravi Patil- A 21-year-old IAS aspirant, who strives to follow in her deceased father's footsteps and devote her life to serving her country. She's brave, fearless, and doesn't hesitate to speak her mind. She oftentimes uses humour to mask her inner turmoil and problems. Always fiercely independent, things change for her when she's forced to marry her father's previous officer, Akshay.

Jahan ki parvaah kya Jab dil ye had se aage badh gaya Saji hai duniya meri Mujhko tu naya sa kar gaya <3 Reet Rathore A 21-year-old college student who has always lived by her family's expectations. Growing up in a grand haveli surrounded by traditions, love, and expectations, she has spent her life following the rules. But deep down, she dreams of making her own choices and living life on her own terms. Nirvaan Rawat He has built his life from scratch. Lost his parents at a young age and now at the age of 24 he is a successful engineer. He's returning to surprise his best friend, Vedaan, on his wedding. A wedding, an unexpected misunderstanding, and two hearts destined to cross paths.

BOOK 1 𝑯𝒆 𝒔𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒆'𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅-𝒚𝒆𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅. "Do you ever shut up?" Audrey asked coldly. Knox gave a lazy shrug from where he blocked the hallway. "Do you ever stop acting like you're morally superior to everyone?" "At least I'm not a public embarrassment to Westbridge." His expression darkened instantly. --- RULES OF THE HEART At Westbridge University, everyone knows two things: Audrey Corvin is untouchable. And Knox Lancaster can't stand her. Years of comparisons, resentment, and rivalry have turned every interaction into a battlefield-her cold perfection against his reckless defiance. But beneath the hatred are expectations sharp enough to destroy them both.

"Fate tried to pull them apart, but some bonds aren't meant to break. They were destined soulmates."

✦•┈๑⋅⋯⭑⋯⋅๑┈•✦ "you love these lacy bras?" He asked touching the soft material of her bra she smiled, "so much" he didn't said anything further nuzzling his face in the valley of her chest. ♥︎ A marriage of silence slowly turning into a story of love. What began as an arranged marriage slowly turned into a love neither of them saw coming. A love built not on grand confessions, but on silent understanding, unwavering loyalty, and countless unspoken sacrifices. They learned to read each other's eyes, understand each other's silences, and hear the words left unsaid. Two strangers became each other's home. But love alone cannot erase the shadows of the past. [TROPES] Touch-Her-And-Die Sunshine x Grumpy Silent Understanding Arrange marriage Age gap Only Weak for Her She fells first Slowburn romance ִֶָ☾. The whole story is Author's pov. Start - 20 June 2025 End - 11 September 2026

𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈, 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒇𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔. ✨👑 𝑪𝒓𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒂𝒊 18 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓-𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒋𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂 ✧ 𝑨 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑰𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓 ✧ 𝑹𝒖𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒉 𝑶𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒊 30 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓-𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒚, 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒐𝒓𝒌, 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂 ✧ 𝑨 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅-𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑩𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒏 ✧ 𝑲𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑶𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒊 18 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓-𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒐𝒚 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒐𝒓𝒌, 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂 ✧ 𝑨 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝑴𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒓 ✧ 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑪𝒓𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖... 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖. 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑹𝒖𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒉 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆, 𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔. 𝑯𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒐𝒔. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒐 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒐

Kaif Alam - "Loving you was never an option, Yusra. Loving you has always been my choice.🥀 And I will choose you in this world and in the Aakhirah. Because you were written into my soul long before we met-back in Alam-e-Arwah, where our souls met before we ever entered this world."❤️‍🔥 ୨ৎ˚₊‧ 𐙚 ⋆｡°✩ ₊˚⊹♡౨ৎ ִֶָ☾. ᥫ᭡ ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪ Yusra Bashu - "If you don't know how I loved you, Kaif... I loved you without meeting you, without touching you. I yearned for you without ever seeing you. 🥀 For me, loving you always felt like breathing, Kaif."❤️‍🔥

Ten years ago, Arjun and Saloni were just teenagers. They loved each other like kids-messy, intense, and unfinished. A break up that should've been forgotten. A love that never left. Now ten years later, they are neighbours, adults, and strangers agian. They agree to fake a relationship for convenience. But the quite between them isn't peaceful, it's full of things left unsaid. And Arjun Sighania? He never stopped loving her. He still loves her. Not like a want. Like a need-a breath he can't live without. Beneath all the romance, something darker begins to stir. Because not all whispers are harmless. And not all silence is peaceful. They broke each other once. Will they do it again.... quietly?

Two cities. Two completely different worlds. And one unexpected relationship. ❤️ Shiv is a successful businessman and a devoted Mahadev bhakt, while Gouri is a modern, fun-loving girl who dreams of becoming a doctor. They are different in almost every way... yet fate brings them together. When an arranged marriage ties their lives together, will they be able to understand and accept each other? Or will their differences create a distance between two hearts? But Shiv and Gouri aren't the only ones whose lives are about to change. Along their journey, six more couples will find their own stories of love, friendship, emotions, misunderstandings and unexpected bonds. Seven couples. Seven different stories. One journey filled with love, drama, emotions, suspense and secrets. And at the heart of it all... Will two completely different hearts ever become one? ❤️