Isao Takahata's highly acclaimed tragedy gets the audiobook/drama treatment. Having lost both their mother and home during an air raid attack, siblings Seita and Setsuko find themselves thrust in a cruel, unforgiving world. At first they decide to stay with a distant aunt in Nishinomiya, but her harsh treatment of them sends Seita and Setsuko packing. The siblings set up shelter in a cave beside the pond, but how can they survive outside the system with the war raging around them? NOTE: This story contains violence and cruelty.

Seventeen-year-old Aaryavi, the stepdaughter of Rajvardhan Singh Rathore Suryavanshi, returns from abroad to a royal family that barely accepts her. Amidst palace intrigues, hidden rivalries, and a mysterious newcomer, she must fight to protect her place - and keep her silent flame burning bright.

"Bh...ai.." Avni whispered in a barely audible voice as Ekansh was holding her in his arms. His hands trembled as he saw her drowned in the pool of her own blood. "Avni, you will be okay bachha. Please don't close your eyes . Please beta , I know you are strong" Ekansh said to her gently as he put pressure on her wound to stop bleeding. Listening to him Avni gave him a faint smile as she whispered "d.. don't....wo..r...ry..bh..ai. I....i..... won't.....le..ave...you...all...th...this...soon. i ..s...still.....ha....have...to.....da...nce......in..... you....r..... wedding". She took a deep breath as she said this. Ekansh chuckled in tears listening to her" i know princess, won't let anything happen to you i promise" he said and kissed her forehead. ----------------------------------------------------------------- "B...bhai" as soon as these words left her mouth Ekansh's head snap towards her. His eyes were red with anger as he glanced at her." i am sorry bhai " her trembling voice reached his ears and his eyes softened a bit but then again turned into anger " SHUT UP! My daughter could have died because you. Do you realise that". He ran his hands over his face to calm down his anger and turned his face away from her and said " just don't, don't show me your face Avni". His words felt like daggers to her heart as a sob escaped her lips. She quickly wiped her tears and ran inside her room. ___________________________________________________ Let's dive into the story to know about the lives of the RATHORES.

In the heart of the perfect Qureshi family lies a graveyard of secrets, where smiles veil unspoken sorrows and silence masks secrets. Each member battles their own inner demons, but now, Zeher, driven by an insatiable curiosity, seeks to unravel the threads that bind their fractured souls. Will the truth set them free, or shatter the illusion they've so carefully crafted?

This is a poignant tale of fractured bonds, buried pain, and the power of a promise. It follows the turbulent lives of four siblings-three brothers and one sister-torn apart by a father's grave mistakes and a grandmother's cruelty. The sister, separated from her brothers in childhood, grows up witnessing her mother's humiliation and eventual death. Haunted by betrayal and nearly destroyed by her grandmother's vile actions, she carries a deep resentment and emotional scars that won't easily heal. On her deathbed, the mother extracts a solemn promise-iqrār-from her daughter: to reunite with her estranged brothers. As the sister seeks out her siblings to fulfill this vow, the brothers must confront their own unresolved anger, not only towards their father, but also the pain of a family they could never protect. Iqrār is a story of acceptance, redemption, and the enduring strength of family, even when love has long been silenced by time and trauma.

Reyanshika was once a child made of sunlight-bubbly, fearless, endlessly curious. At two, she was adopted into a family where love was promised... and never given. Only one man ever cared for her-her adoptive father. And when he died in a car accident two years ago, the last bit of warmth in her life died with him. Now thirteen, Reyanshika is a different girl entirely. Silent. Pale. Detached. A ghost wandering the halls of a house that was never her home. Taunts, isolation, and the strange "treatments" forced upon her-those injections that drained her color and stole her joy-have carved away everything she once was. The bubbly girl vanished. A quiet survivor remains. But destiny is not done with her. Because Reyanshika's blood carries a truth she has never been allowed to know- she is the lost princess of a royal family. And far away, beyond the walls that suffocate her, three brothers-princes-search for the sister stolen from them. Their lives have a missing piece. Their palace has an empty room. Their hearts remember a child they held only once. When their worlds collide, Reyanshika will be forced to face the truth: Who is she really? A forgotten orphan... or a princess destined to reclaim everything she was robbed of? Her journey will awaken the strength she thought she lost- and the family she never knew she needed. ---

Alaina Malhotra, a 16 year old girl whose mother died 5 mins after she was born. She is not only considered unlucky by her brothers and father but was also never acknowledged by them. A single incident is all it takes for them to realise the damage they have done to the innocent soul Will they realise their mistake or will they continue blaming her? Will she ever be happy or have the guilt weighing her down? Read to find out ---------- This is my first ever story so please show ur love and support and kindly ignore any mistakes. Feel free to leave any suggestions and comments

Anaisha Ranawat a 16 year old girl living with her mother. One day her mother died tragically and she has to move in with her family of 5 older brothers and father. She was abused so it was hard to settle with them as they were the royal family. She gets the love she deserves from her family. #1 in trust issues #1 Protectivebrothers #1 in Indian Mafia #2 in princess #3 in babyofthefamily #3 in India #2 in Americanmafia #2 in rajasthan

She thought she'd grown too good at goodbyes to believe in family again. Until someone knocked on the door... carrying pieces of her mother's past. One orphaned girl. Six protective brothers. And a house that just might become home. . . . . 💛 "Family isn't always given. Sometimes, it's the one that refuses to let you go." 💛 "She learned to survive alone. They taught her how to belong."