IMPORTANT: Once in a Lifetime has been removed from Wattpad and is preparing for publication on Amazon. The first two chapters remain available as a preview. Please read the "READ THIS FIRST" chapter for more information and future updates. They say some loves only happen once. For Ody and Mano, that once changes everything. Mano doesn't do vulnerability. Aggressive, tattooed, cold, and impossible to like, he plays the villain on purpose, because being hated is safer than being seen. And losing someone again isn't a risk he's willing to take. Ody is the opposite. Bright, extroverted, charming, and painfully sincere, he notices when you're hurting, even when you pretend you're not. He remembers your birthday, offers you the last slice, and apologizes even when it's not his fault. For someone like Mano, that kind of softness is dangerous. When their lives collide, nothing about them makes sense, except the way they keep gravitating toward each other. What starts as tension becomes something neither of them can name, and soon, something they can't stop. But between secrets, buried trauma, and a world that won't let them exist without consequences, wanting each other comes at a cost. One keeps pushing him away. The other keeps reaching past every warning sign. Together, they burn. But when everything catches fire, love may not be enough to save them.

Title: The Shattered Vows In a world where love is often the casualty of power, Sahil finds himself trapped in an arranged marriage-a contract sealed by his parents for the sake of business. To him, this marriage is nothing more than a cold transaction. He despises his wife, tanya, who, unknown to him, has loved him for as long as she can remember. His heart, however, belongs to a girl from his past-a fleeting childhood crush who moved to New York and never returned. Little does he know, the very woman he has married is that same girl, but he remains blind to her true identity. He believes his crush is still in New York, unaware that she is right beside him, bearing the weight of unrequited love. As time passes, Sahil turns to another, starting a dangerous affair that shatters the fragile vows of their marriage. But just when the deception seems unbearable, tanya's world collapses in a way neither of them could have anticipated-she is diagnosed with stage three cancer. With her days numbered and her heart aching from his betrayal, will the truth of her identity come to light before it's too late? Will Sahil be able to save his marriage after discovering who she truly is, or will the shattered vows remain broken beyond repair?