"She was born into the most powerful family... yet she grew up without them." At just sixteen, Ariana Rajvansh had everything money could buy-but never the one thing she needed the most... her family. Years ago, one misunderstanding destroyed everything. Blamed for something she never did, Ariana was sent away to America and slowly erased from the family she once called home. While the Rajvansh empire in India grew stronger, richer, and more feared, their youngest daughter learned how to survive alone. Now, after years of guilt, regret, and unanswered questions, her family wants her back. Five overprotective brothers. A powerful father. Grandparents who can't sleep without remembering her. An uncle and aunt carrying a secret that changed her life forever. Cousins who have only heard stories about the girl who disappeared. And a cousin sister who became the family's favorite while Ariana became nothing more than a forgotten memory. But bringing her back won't be easy... Because Ariana has only one answer: "You abandoned me once. Don't come looking for me now." What no one knows is that Ariana is hiding a truth so dangerous that even her mafia brothers have no idea who she has become... or what she's been protecting all these years. When the forgotten daughter returns, old wounds will reopen, buried secrets will come to light, and the Rajvansh family will realize that asking for forgiveness is far easier than earning it. In a family built on power, loyalty, and blood... can love find its way back home?

She was their princess. Then she became their shame. At seventeen, Aadhira was accused of a crime that tore her family apart. Overnight, she lost her home, her reputation, and everyone she loved. Seven years later, she returns as the bride of Arjun rathore. To her family, she is still the girl who ruined everything. To her husband, she is an unwanted responsibility. But while everyone is busy judging her, Aadhira is hiding secrets of her own. The past isn't over. The truth isn't dead. And someone should have made sure she never came back. • misunderstood daughter • arranged marriage •secret identity •cold fml × indifferent ml • strangers × life long partners •strong fml × strong ml

He was the coldest man she had ever met. She was warmth in its softest form. When Anaya Sharma - a sunshine-hearted NGO teacher trapped inside an emotionally distant home - agrees to an arranged marriage with billionaire CEO Aarav Oberoi, she expects nothing more than a convenient relationship built on responsibility and silence. But what she doesn't know is that Aarav Oberoi had already fallen for her long before she became his wife. In the middle of a powerful joint family, unspoken emotions, late-night conversations, hidden care, and quiet heartbreaks, two strangers slowly begin finding comfort in each other. He hides love behind cold stares. She hides pain behind gentle smiles. And somewhere between family expectations, emotional wounds, and a marriage that was never supposed to become real... they begin falling in love. A slow-burn grumpy × sunshine romance filled with: ♡ marriage of convenience ♡ he fell first ♡ she fell harder ♡ emotionally unavailable CEO ♡ soft-hearted NGO teacher ♡ joint family drama ♡ healing love ♡ protective male lead ♡ quiet intimacy Sometimes, the person who feels the coldest... loves the deepest.

He never forgot her name. Not once. Not in nine years. Not through the blood and the power and the silence. Not ever. Viransh Singhania is the kind of man who doesn't love halfway. Who doesn't want halfway. Who looked at a girl once really looked - and decided, quietly, irreversibly, that there would never be anyone else. And there wasn't. Nine years. An ocean between them. An empire built with bloodied hands and an aching heart. And through all of it - her. Always her. Like a religion he never chose but could never abandon. Like a wound that never healed because somewhere, deep down, he never wanted it to. She is his ruin. His salvation. The only thing in a world full of power that ever made him feel powerless. And he would do it all again - every sin, every scar, every sleepless night - just to end up exactly here. ─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ─── A desi dark romance. 18+ for mature themes, age gap, and adult content.

She was supposed to marry the successful brother. Instead, she married the forgotten one. What starts as a decision made to save her family's dignity slowly turns into something neither of them expected. Because he may not have money, status, or approval - but he has loyalty. And a heart no one bothered to see. Before fame. Before success. Before recognition. She stood beside him. But when the world that once ignored him comes back for him - will love be enough to survive it? 18-4-26 : #398 out of 547k stories in fiction 19-4-26 : #2 out of 15.6K stories in wife

She married a monster to save her family. She nearly lost her life trying to endure him. When Aarohi is forced into a gilded cage with the ruthless Prithvi Singh, she learns quickly that silk can strangle, and gold can burn. Behind closed doors he shatters her-body, mind, and soul-while the world claps for their flawless picture. Until the night she almost dies at his hands... and fate sends his younger brother, Veer-the silent guardian she never saw-into her darkness. What begins as a vow of protection slowly turns into something rarer, gentler... and far stronger than love: healing. But Aarohi trembles at kindness. Trust feels foreign. And desire? A ghost she fears to touch. Until one day, her heart whispers again. What if not all men destroy? What if this fire could keep her safe instead of consume her? A story of scars, survival, broken lullabies, and the man who stayed-not to rescue her, but to wait until she chose to rise. Because sometimes, love doesn't roar with roses and thunder. Sometimes... it arrives softly. After the ruins. Before the dawn. # Updates every Monday 🎀and Friday🎀

LONG PARALLEL STORY OF THE SHORT STORIES "𝑨𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 : 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒓'𝒔 𝑶𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏" ᴀ ᴘʀᴏꜰᴇꜱꜱᴏʀ- ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛ ꜱᴜꜱᴘᴇɴꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜʀɪʟʟᴇʀ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ. ・・・・・ "You are mine. No one else will ever have you. No one." Her defiance sparked something primal in him. "Why?" she whispered, her voice trembling. "Why does it matter? Aren't you marrying someone else?" His lips curled into a dangerous smirk. he said, his voice a low rumble. "Then tell me-why did you send me those pictures? Didn't you intentionally make me come here, desperately begging your ex-husband to touch you, to let you cum?" She opened her mouth to respond, but he cut her off. "Let me make this clear," he said, his tone dropping to a lethal whisper. "Tum meri ho, Jhavni. Let another man touch you, and the consequences will be far worse than you can imagine." ・・・・・ At 34, Shourya is a brilliant, enigmatic Economics professor known for his cold discipline and commanding presence. He has always lived a life of order and control-until Jhavni Tiwari enters his world. His fascination with her quickly spirals into an all-consuming obsession, leaving no room for boundaries or restraint. What starts as an arranged marriage to appease their families becomes a twisted game of power and passion. Shourya is willing to cross every line, burn every bridge, and defy every rule to make Jhavni his-body, soul, and heart. Secrets unravel, and the past collides with the present that threatens to destroy Shourya's carefully constructed world. As their volatile connection deepens, love and obsession blur the lines between salvation and destruction. 𝐴 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛-𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠

1950 - 55s, set in a village in rural Uttar Pradesh. Kalyani's world crumbles when her father's unpaid debt becomes the price of her future. To save her family from losing everything, she is married into the powerful Zamindar's family as the wife of Abhimanyu Singh.... the only son (heir) of the ruthless Zamindar, Raghavendra Singh. Abhimanyu, a man who despises his father's cruelty and control, never wanted this marriage. But when Raghavendra spots Kalyani's breathtaking beauty and uses emotional blackmail through Abhimanyu's soft-hearted mother, the trap is set. Forced to marry before his 30th birthday, Abhimanyu agreed but just in one condition. He wants his father to step down from his position and hand it over to him. In the shadows of the grand zamindar estate, where duty clashes with desire, an intense bond begins to bloom between the stoic, brooding heir and his shy, pure-hearted bride. What begins as a marriage born from debt slowly transforms into something neither of them expected. Amid family politics, buried secrets, and a father determined to control every life around him, two strangers discover that sometimes the strongest love stories are written by fate... not choice. TROPES ➤ Forced Arranged Marriage ➤ Marriage to Repay a Family Debt ➤ Zamindar's Son × Innocent Village Girl ➤ Lots of Foreplay & Smut (18+) ➤ Protective & Possessive Husband ➤ Forced Proximity ➤ Ruthless Father vs. Rebellious Son ➤ Emotional Healing ➤ Touch Her and Regret It ➤ Jealous & Possessive Husband ➤ Mutual Respect ➤ Love After Marriage Let us join Kalyani and Abhimanyu in their journey of love after marriage... ✨

Vaidehi Mehra had loved once-and lost more than she could bear. Betrayed by the man she trusted and wounded by the family meant to protect her, she walked away from the ruins with only one reason to keep going: her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Esha. Esha's laughter, tiny hands, and unquestioning love became the fragile thread holding Vaidehi's broken heart together. Marriage was never meant to be part of her story again. Not after the betrayal. Not after the whispers. But one careless photograph and one malicious rumor are enough to undo everything she rebuilt. What begins as office gossip spirals into public scandal, dragging her dignity through headlines and threatening her career-and worse, her daughter's future. When reputation becomes survival, a solution is offered. Simple. Strategic. Respectable. Marriage. Vikram Khanna is the last man Vaidehi would ever choose to depend on. A self-made billionaire, disciplined, distant, and fiercely private, he has built his empire alone-and planned to keep his life that way. Their union is nothing more than damage control: a contractual arrangement designed to silence speculation and restore order. But neither of them accounts for Esha. With her innocent eyes and fearless affection, Esha becomes the quiet bridge between two guarded adults. As Vaidehi struggles with scars from her past and Vikram maintains the emotional walls that have always protected him, the boundaries of their arrangement begin to blur. What starts as strategy slowly begins to feel like shelter. What begins as obligation starts resembling belonging. A Home We Didn't Plan is a story of resilience before romance, of a child's innocence melting the coldest defenses, and of two people who never intended to build a family-yet may discover that love sometimes grows where it was never meant to. (The chapters are edited with the help of Chatgpt) Rankings: #2 on wattpadindia (29.03.2026)

He lost the love of his life. She escaped a marriage that nearly destroyed her. He is a widower raising his little child with memories of a love he can never replace. She is a survivor raising her child while hiding a painful past behind the mask of a widow. Their children are best friends. But they are strangers forced into a marriage neither of them truly wanted. For him, this marriage is only to give his child a mother. For her, it is only to give her child a father. No love. No expectations. Just two broken hearts trying to protect their children. But when four wounded souls begin living under the same roof, walls slowly start to break, and hearts begin to heal. Will they remain strangers bound by responsibility? Or will they learn that sometimes the most beautiful families are the ones built again from broken pieces?