''BOOK 2 OF SHADOWS OF MARRIAGE" After enduring two years of an abusive marriage, Tanvi Singhania finds the strength to break free from the toxic cycle. Her ex-husband's betrayal, having cheated on her multiple times, leaves her shattered and wary of love's promises. Despite a year of therapy, Tanvi struggles to trust again, her heart scarred by past trauma. However, fate intervenes when her family arranges her marriage to Arav Jai Raghuvanshi, a man who has secretly been love with Tanvi for the past five years. Initially hesitant and guarded, Tanvi enters this new union with skepticism, convinced that love is nothing but a fleeting illusion. But as Tanvi navigates her new life with Arav, she discovers that his love is genuine and unwavering. Slowly, Arav's patience, understanding, and unconditional affection begin to chip away at the walls surrounding Tanvi's heart. Through his steadfast devotion, Tanvi learns to heal, to trust, and to embrace the possibility of love once again. "You've had too much to drink, Tanvi. You'll regret this tomorrow," I shouted, hoping to reason with her, but she silenced me with a kiss. "Damn it," I groaned, pulling her closer by the neck. "Don't say I didn't warn you, Tanvi," I said firmly, pushing her gently onto the bed and hovering above her. "I have scars on my body, Arav," she confessed, a tear slipping from her eye. "Show me," I urged, my voice husky with emotion. Reluctantly, she frowned. "Show me the scars and let me make it up to you. How many times you needed me, and I wasn't there?"

Introduction For the world, she became the bride of her fiancé. But in the eyes of law and faith, she was bound to his brother. Two lives, entwined by an unexpected twist of fate. One clings desperately to the hope of making this fragile bond work, while the other dreams only of breaking free. Under the same roof, they navigate a maze of unspoken words, simmering emotions, and societal expectations. Would they dare to bite into this forbidden fruit?

Shreyansh never wanted this marriage-his heart still belonged to his first love, who is now his sister-in-law. Meanwhile, Mira, secretly in love with her husband, makes the painful decision to let him go for the sake of his happiness. Just as they were about to sign the divorce papers, an unexpected guest arrived-their son from the future. This unforeseen twist changes everything, forcing them to reconsider their plans.

In a society where a woman's worth is often measured by the gender of the child she bears, MEHEK, a young girl barely past her teens, is cast out by her in-laws for the simple sin of carrying a daughter once again. Married off at eighteen and stripped of education and dreams, she finds herself homeless , pregnant, abandoned, and alone with a toddler by her side. Meanwhile, SIDHARTH, an IPS officer with a haunted past, has shut his heart to love and children alike. A broken marriage, betrayal, and the shattering truth about a child that was never his own have left him cold and bitter. Fate weaves their paths together when Mehek's daughter goes missing and it's Sidharth who finds her. What begins as a desperate encounter becomes the unlikely start of a journey filled with healing, trust, and second chances. But can two broken souls, scarred by betrayal, truly find home in each other? Or will their pasts keep them from embracing a future they never thought they deserved?

"Love sees no boundaries!" That girl didn't understand this until she met him - Professor Amit Mishra! Her Chemistry professor and mentor! She had always hated Chemistry, yet somehow, she fell for him. She didn't even notice when hatred turned into love. They say love is never wrong. If anything is wrong, it's the person. Yet she loved the right one, and her love was branded forbidden - by the very person she loved. Helpless in the hands of her heart, she tried to make him hers. But he, bound by society's chains, rejected her until he shattered. And when he broke, every fragment bore only her name. "Every forbidden thing seems wrong!" It was his thought. He - the man who always justified his thoughts fought to protect them, yet every attempt was undone by his student - Swara Singh, his second-year mentee. Somehow, irritated by her habits, he had adopted them himself. To him, it was wrong. Society's rules bound him. But no law is greater than nature. Nature worked its miracles to bring them close. But what is love if it comes too easily? The journey is long, the struggles countless. Yet in the end, Swara would belong to Amit - even if she was forbidden. A professor. A student. Their love. Thousands of challenges. A long journey. A distant destination. Yet they are destined for each other. The more they fight the world, the more they will clash together. Laugh together and it will make you laugh too. So join them on their journey. Witness love that dares to break rules. >⁠.⁠< ◉Tropes • Professor × Student • Slow-Burn Romance • Enemies-to-Lovers • Forbidden Attraction • Emotional Healing Through Love • Found Family • He falls first, She feels first • Obsessed heroin • Possesive hero • He resists longer • Soft - dark romance ❤️‍🔥A slow-burn academic romance where grief, faith, and guilt turn enemies into destiny.

BOOK 3 can be read as stand alone Kindly read BOOK-1 for better idea about other characters I did that to her.....I wanted to see her ruined and when I broke her to my heart's content, it didn't felt RIGHT. That day, she looked at me with tearful eyes and a heartbreaking smile. She didn't fight with me like we did from the very first day of our friendship, she didn't even uttered a word to protect her dignity.....she just....she just kept looking. It has been 9 months, 13 days and 4 hours since I've last saw her retreating figure behind my office door. She never returned, never replied to any of my text or answeed my desperate calls It had been months that I've been dying with this guilt....guilt of ruining a pure soul. It wasn't him who killed her but it was me....ME!!!! I gave her hope and then pushed her into the depth of her own hell. She approached me looking for a little emotional support that she craved. My bestfriends don't trust me anymore and I don't blame them for that as it is all because of me. But now I will bring her back, back into my life. She is my Ruhi, my Rooh, my soul. She is my SOULMATE and I want her back. I AM HER MANN AND SHE IS MY ROOH

[UNDER EDITING] ~Tere aane par jaana maine, Kahi na kahi zinda hun main.~ ⋆ ───────── ⋆ She was BROKEN by the man who was supposed to protect her. He was the man who HEALED wounds he never created. She thought her life ended the night she was raped by her own husband. He made her believe that maybe... she could live again. And while he slowly became HER SAFE PLACE... She became the HOME he never had. Dive into a story where two broken souls meet... and slowly learn that maybe love can heal what life shattered. ⋆ ───────── ⋆ Tropes • Friends to Lovers • Second Chance Love • Slow Burn • Healing Love • Revenge • Romcom ⋆ ───────── ⋆

𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒓. 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔, 𝑰𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒂𝒏𝒊 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅-𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏. 𝑨𝒓𝒂𝒗 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒘𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒂𝒏𝒊 𝒇𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒏. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒇𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒂 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅. 𝑯𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔. 𝑵𝒐𝒘, 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒔. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌?

Ishita Verma never prayed for love. She prayed for escape. Aarav Rajput never believed in destiny. He believed in control. One impulsive moment inside a temple binds two strangers into a marriage neither of them planned, wanted, or understood. A secret husband. A hidden wife. A cold CEO and an introverted girl pretending to be strangers in public. This is not a love story that begins with romance. This is a marriage that learns how to survive before it learns how to feel. Note: Guys this story's plot struck me suddenly and I tried to make it as better as possible from my imagination. Guys please follow atleast till part 30 if you feel it is not what you thought it would be. I am a first time writer so I hope everyone will support me and help me grow ❤️