He married her. He loved someone else. She loved only him. Seven years of marriage. One child. Zero confessions. When the woman he once loved returns, everything Suhani tried to bury threatens to resurface. The truth. The heartbreak. The night that changed everything. But sometimes, love doesn't come with fireworks. Sometimes, it waits in silence-until the moment you finally look back. We hit ✨ #1 India #1 secondchances #1 emotionalromance #1 marriage-of-convenience #1 loveaftermarriage #1 unrequited love #1 trianglelove #1 exgf #1 hidden love #1 heartbreaking #2 slowburnromance #2 grovel #2 familysecrets #2 slowburn #2 marriagedrama #2 desi #3 lovetriangle #3 other woman #3 trending #4 womensfiction #5 pregnancy #6 adorable #7 arrangedmarriage #7 womanpower #8 forcedmarriage #9 selfdiscovery © Kiara Gilbert. All rights reserved. This work is protected under DMCA and international copyright law. Do not copy, repost, translate, or adapt any part of this story without explicit written permission. Unauthorized use will result in immediate DMCA takedown notices, reporting, and, if necessary, legal action. I appreciate every genuine reader, please respect the time, effort, and creativity that went into this work.

He didn't understand love. She never believed she deserved it. Ronan Brennan has made his choice: build a life that's honest, build a business with meaning, and build a family he can protect-with everything he has. Love? That's off the table. He doesn't need it. He just needs someone to walk beside him. Meera Pandey has spent her life fading into the background-until the day she became the only safe space for a little girl who stopped trusting the world. Now, all Meera wants is to hold on to the one person who feels like home... even if the world doesn't make it easy. He sees strength in her silence. She sees gentleness in his storm. A quiet friendship. An unexpected offer. And a chance to build something real-from the ruins. Set in the world of The Placeholder, The Caretaker is a heart-achingly tender story of fragile beginnings, found family, and a love that doesn't come loud-but stays for good.

--- "They say First love never really leaves you. I say it claws its way back when you least expect it." Some bonds can't be explained-only felt. A glance, a silence, a heartbeat that lingers too long. This story of love and longing, of the ties that remain even when words are left unsaid. A journey through emotions that refuse to fade, and a reminder that some connections are timeless. extrovert x introvert Calm x cheotic Mr.perfect x ms.clumsy __________________________________________

Avery's senior year is turned upside down when a kiss with her older brothers' best friend ignites a forbidden relationship tangled in danger, heartbreak, and family secrets that could destroy everything. *** "Aiden..." I shake my head, eyes fixed anywhere but the gorgeous man next to me. His hand grips my chin tightly, just enough to make me avert my eyes to his. "You know you want this as much as I fucking do. I want you to be mine. I want to be the one to hold you and kiss you the one you go to whenever you're happy or fucking sad. But let it be me, let me fucking show you that it should be me." He glares, jaw tensing. ...... ©hessaherophinelove