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It was just a contractual Pregnancy by Storyteller_Shibangi
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Kaushiki finds herself in a deeply unusual situation when Mrs. Mukherjee, makes an unexpected request. Kaushiki, the daughter of a driver who once worked for the wealthy Mukherjee family in Kolkata, the owners of a prestigious bank, had grown up around their kindness. The family had always been generous to their staff, especially when Kaushiki's father fell ill. They provided financial support until she could secure a job of her own. Now a preschool teacher, Kaushiki still received occasional funds from Mrs. Mukherjee as extra support. Deeply grateful, her reverence for the Mukherjee family knew no bounds. One day, Mrs. Mukherjee called Kaushiki to share a delicate matter: her elder son, now the chairman of the bank and married to the daughter of a renowned jewellery brand owner, was unable to have children. He needed a surrogate mother. Wishing for someone known and trusted, Mrs. Mukherjee turned to Kaushiki. Indebted and unable to refuse, Kaushiki agreed but the challenge weighed heavily on her. The man she was meant to bear a child for was none other than Nirvaan Mukherjee, her long-time and unrequited crush. Or perhaps it wasn't truly one-sided because there was one girl who had never left the heart of the great chairman Nirvaan Mukherjee: the young daughter of the driver he used to play with as a child. Follow the extraordinary journey of Kaushiki and Nirvaan as they navigate family, duty and the complexities of love. Updates on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Aafat: The Chaos He Married by crazybbwwriter
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Tripti is clumsy, curvy, loud, emotional, food-obsessed - and absolutely not the kind of woman who fits into a mafia don's world. But try telling that to Ayaan Rathi - the dangerously handsome, ice-cold underworld king who calls her aafat with a mix of frustration... and obsession. When her brother takes a massive loan from the him, Tripti is forced to work as a housekeeper in Ayaan's heavily guarded mansion to repay the debt. Sounds simple? Well - not when you're Tripti. On her first day, she breaks his favorite vintage sculpture, slips on his marble floors twice, and accidentally sends his machine flying. She's loud. She's chaotic. She eats too much ladoos. And Ayaan, for the first time in his ruthless life, can't look away. She's a walking disaster. He's a man who controls empires with a glance. But every day, she drags light into his shadows. And he? He starts falling - slowly, deeply, and without a parachute. He's the storm. She's the sunshine. Together, they're everything he never thought he needed - and the one thing he'll burn the world to protect.
The Bride He Never Chose by ashmitakanwar123
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Rivaya, a quiet, innocent girl from a modest background, is thrust into a world of power, secrets, and darkness when she's married off as a replacement bride to Raayan Rathore - a ruthless billionaire CEO and hidden mafia don. What begins as a forced union soon spirals into a storm of obsession, dominance, and unexpected tenderness. A gripping tale of obsession, healing, and undying passion - where the bride he never chose becomes the only woman he'll ever need.
    The Wife He Forgot to Love by PrncssMlynJy
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Five years ago, Marco lost the woman he thought he would spend the rest of his life with. A week after being forced apart by her family, Camille married another man abroad-leaving Marco drowning in heartbreak, bitterness, and anger. In one reckless night, he found comfort in Ashley, the complete opposite of the woman he lost: loud where Camille was reserved, warm where Camille was distant, alive in ways that made him forget his pain for just a moment. The next morning, still shattered and drunk on grief, Marco asked Ashley to marry him. She said yes, well, eventually. What began as a marriage built from spite slowly became a life. A home. A family. Ashley gave him a son, gave up her career, and loved him with a devotion so quiet that Marco mistook it for permanence. But even after five years of marriage, part of him remained trapped in the past-haunted by the woman he never truly let go. Then Camille returns. Old feelings resurface. One mistake turns into an affair, and the fragile foundation of Marco and Ashley's marriage begins to collapse. When the truth finally comes out, Marco is forced to confront the cruelest realization of all: the woman he loved first was not the woman he could not bear to lose. Now, with his wife turning colder by the day and another man slowly stepping into the spaces he once took for granted, Marco must fight for the family he nearly destroyed-or risk losing Ashley forever. Because sometimes, love does not arrive at the beginning. Sometimes, it comes years too late.
The Devil's Addiction (Raizada, #2) by crazybbwwriter
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Pari Thakur has always lived in the shadows. Sweet, soft, and overlooked because of her size, she never imagined a man like Kabir Raizada-ruthless, arrogant, devastatingly handsome-would ever look her way. For six secret months, he became her everything: the man who touched her when the world ignored her, who made her feel desired, even cherished. But Kabir Raizada doesn't do love. He doesn't do forever. To him, women are entertainment, bodies to conquer and discard, and Pari was no different... until one mistake changes everything. When Pari discovers she is pregnant, her fragile dream of belonging to him shatters under the weight of his cruelty. Kabir refuses to accept the child, refuses to accept her. With cold words and brutal detachment, he pushes her out of his life, proving she was only ever a fleeting distraction. But fate is not so easily controlled. What Kabir casts aside may become the one thing he can't live without. And Pari, once weak in his arms, may discover a strength that forces him to his knees. In a world where desire burns, betrayal cuts deep, and love is the most dangerous risk of all- can a ruthless man ever learn to cherish the woman who was once his greatest mistake?
Dragon by kivey39
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One lesson I learned very early in life was to be cheerful, to be agreeable, to do as I was told and ask for nothing, and to never ever complain. Smile Maddie. Be happy Maddie. Don't make trouble and maybe they'll love you. I grew into an adult who took care of others and never expected that those I loved would take care of me in return. I gave and never asked, never expected, never demanded. Smile Maddie. Be happy Maddie. Don't make trouble and you'll find someone that will love you. And then one day, a Dragon walked into my workplace and turned my world upside down with a single wink. Having grown up watching his father treat his men like they were disposable, just meat bags to be fed into the grinder, Dragon was determined to be different when he became president of the Dragon's Inferno MC. He cares about his people. He takes care of them. He was upfront with me, taking care of his MC and those he considered to be his would always be his priority. And I agreed to that, I joined him in that mission, throwing myself into becoming the perfect old lady of the prez. Smile Maddie. Act happy Maddie. Take care of them and maybe they'll love you. Smile Maddie. Be happy Maddie. Don't complain and maybe he'll love you. I told myself I was independent. I was strong. And I didn't need my Dragon to take care of me. And I almost believed it. Almost. But now I'm watching him with her. I'm watching him comfort her. I'm watching him listen to her, support her, reassure her. I'm watching him take time from his day to check in with her. I'm watching him worry about her. I'm watching them become closer right in front of my eyes. I'm seeing every thoughtful gesture he does for her. And me? I'm not happy. I'm not smiling. I'm done being agreeable. Fuck not causing trouble. I'm about to set my Dragon's world on fire. And then I'm walking away. She can have him. For the first time in my life, I'm choosing myself.
The Politician's Ignored Wife by crazybbwwriter
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Digvijay Chauhan was a ruthless politician. Cold. Cruel. Untouchable. Everyone knew he would become the next chief minister one day. Power followed him everywhere, and fear walked behind his name. So when Digvijay hears that his biggest political rival, Mahipal Yadav, is searching for a groom for his daughter, he makes a decision that changes everything. He marries Gayatri Yadav. Not for love. Not for companionship. But to weaken her father through her. Gayatri enters the marriage already knowing it was never meant to be simple. Still, she never expected the loneliness waiting for her inside the Chauhan mansion. From the very first day, Digvijay is cold toward her. Aggressive. Emotionally distant. He barely looks at her unless it's to remind her that this marriage means nothing, and Gayatri slowly starts shrinking inside herself again. Because being ignored is nothing new to her. As a plus-size woman mocked and overlooked her entire life, Gayatri has already spent years trying to earn love from people who never truly wanted her. First, her family. Then her husband. But one accident changes everything. For the first time, Digvijay Chauhan truly looks at his wife, and suddenly, the woman he ignored becomes the same woman he cannot stop watching. Her silence starts haunting him. Her tears start affecting him, and the smile she gives everyone except him slowly becomes his obsession. The ruthless politician who once married her for revenge begins unraveling because of the very woman he tried to break. But Gayatri only sees the monster the world fears. She doesn't realize that behind those cold eyes... Digvijay Chauhan is changing for her. And when a man like him finally falls in love- He falls hard enough to ruin himself for the wife he once ignored.
The Rejected Luna's Twin Alphas  by thatgirl_grey
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I, Alpha Killian Nightshade, reject you, Elara Vance, as my mate and future Luna. With those cold words, Elara's world shattered. Framed for a crime she didn't commit by a jealous rival and publicly humiliated by the man she loved, Elara is cast out as a rogue. But she carries a secret that will shake the foundation of the werewolf kingdoms: she is pregnant with twin Alphas.​Left for dead in the Forbidden Forest, Elara doesn't die. She transforms.​Five years later, the "weak" girl is gone. In her place stands the Silver Shadow, a lethal mercenary with ancient power and a cold heart. She returns to her former pack not for love but for reckoning. When Killian sees the two young boys with his golden eyes, he realizes his mistake. But Elara isn't looking for an apology she's rather looking for a throne.
The Afterthought by RaynaEpisode
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Elara Scott believed love was something you built, steady, patient, earned. After a childhood defined by chaos, Jonah Sterling's calm attention feels like oxygen: the quiet check-ins, the small touches, the safety of being wanted. But Jonah, heir to an old money East Coast dynasty and CEO of a powerful tech and security empire, only ever loved one woman. Sofia is the ghost his family still worships, the future he never stopped craving. When the board demands a "settled" image, Jonah chooses Elara not with devotion, but with convenience. In the Sterling world, Elara is an outsider in every room, enduring polished cruelty, public humiliation, and a husband who watches in silence. Even when an unexpected pregnancy gives them a daughter, Isla, Elara remains the wife who was never truly chosen. When Sofia returns and Jonah's attention begins to slip, first from Elara, then from Isla, Elara makes a decision that shatters the perfect façade: she leaves. But divorce doesn't erase Jonah's past. It exposes it, and forces Jonah to face the damage he allowed, the family that enabled it, and the woman who learned to live without him. A devastating, angst-filled story of second choice love, quiet cruelty, and a father fighting to repair the bond he nearly destroyed, after it's too late to save the marriage.