Prologue Prayagraj! The city of Sangam! The city where "their" lives stumbled upon each other, and every heavenly entity froze to witness their extraordinary confluence. Meet Arjun Singh Shekhawat,a single glare from him and you would know what the phrase "cold shivers" actually means.A twenty- six year old man with a face so beautiful that would even put the angels to shame.Tall? Absolutely. Muscular? Without a doubt. Arrogant? You bet. An ACP officer? Check that off too. He was all business, all the time. But life had a surprise in store for him - one that was about to challenge his tough exterior in ways he never saw coming. And then there's Avani Shree, a twenty year old med student who knows her way around a hospital as much as she knows her way around a sarcastic retort.Dare to mess with her or her loved ones and you would find yourself in hell- her hell. Behind her cool and playful exterior is a brain of Maa Sarswati, strength of Maa Durga and temper of Maa Kali,she has all the power to burn you down to ashes. When fate tosses ACP Arjun and Avani together, it's a clash of personalities like no other. Their witty comebacks turn into a game of tag that's about to lead them somewhere they've never been before. But wait, here's the twist: With every sarcastic remark,curse and heated glance towards each other,they are also about to exchange something which is "beautifully stupid". Amidst the dangers lurking around and the dark shadows of the past- a rose is blossoming.A rose so beautiful and pure that the thorns growing with it- on it is slowly losing its significance. But, could this be true? Are thorns that easy to be outshined by a single rose?Or are they going to evolve into something far more dangerous and agonizing? And so begins a tale of unexpected bonds and hearts that refuse to be ignored. Get ready for a journey that'll make you smile, laugh, blush and maybe shed a tear or two. Because some stories do start with- a kick at first sight.

Aashi Singhania. Stubborn, strong and obsessed with winning is dejected when she doesn't earn her coveted promotion at work, and angry at the guy who stole it from under her nose. She's determined to hate the new transfer from Kolkata, but is surprised to meet the polite brown-head possessing the most tantalizing hazel eyes she had ever laid her eyes on. In the battle that follows between the head-strong sassy Marwari lady and the charming Bengali gentleman, laughter and friendship is bound to bloom. But will it also lead to blooming of roses in a sea of sarcastic thorns? What will happen when hidden motives and poignant past unfolds? Set in the capital city of India, Delhi, this story will bring out a myriad dimensions of humor, passion, attraction and realizations. --------------------- Co-authored by @Irockdude and @Tanayatge

Varsha Sharma had always believed life unfolded in a straight line-one step after another, one dream leading gently into the next. She had love waiting for her, wedding rituals filling her days, a brother and sister-in-law who were her world, and two little souls who filled the house with laughter. Everything was set. Everything was certain. Until the night everything changed. In a single, cruel moment, her perfect life shattered, leaving her with two infants who clung to her heartbeat and a world that no longer made sense. Her marriage collapsed, her home fell silent, and every path she once dreamed of closed at once. But grief has a strange way of rearranging destinies. Pulled together by loss and bound by responsibility, Varsha and Ashwin Raina-strangers in every sense but devotion-find their lives stitched into the same story. He, the quiet, work-driven brother who lost a sister too soon. She, the bruised yet unbreakable girl who became a mother overnight. Together, they step into a marriage neither planned, building a family from the ruins of heartbreak, discovering strength in places they never looked, and learning that sometimes love doesn't arrive as a choice... but as a promise you make to those who can't make one for themselves. Sometimes love doesn't arrive as a fairy tale- sometimes it grows quietly in the spaces grief leaves behind.

A Desi remix of everyone's favourite fairytale.

• book three - blossoms series • where aaradhna and brahmdev make it a tiny ritual to take a walk in the park every morning. --- © suganthi lakshminarayanan 2026

Viraj Singhania is a cricketer. Aslesha Mathur is a kathak dancer. He doesn't care about anything and anybody. She is really kind and helpful towards everybody. Parties, girls and scoring double centuries is his life. Papa, novels and ghungroos are her life. But even though they are so different, they have one thing in common- THEY WANT TO KILL EACH OTHER! But maybe after a little change they can be all that the other one needs. Or not. ____________________

• book two - blossoms series • where lavanya and akshaj make it a tiny ritual to take a walk in the park every morning. --- © suganthi lakshminarayanan 2026

• book one - blossoms series • where gauri and kailash make it a tiny ritual to take a walk in the park every morning. --- © suganthi lakshminarayanan 2026

She had no one left to talk to. So she talked to him - a man who would never reply. For five years, Vaanika Subramaniam poured her soul into the DMs of a stranger. Not for attention. Not for love. Just to survive. To feel like someone, somewhere, might be listening. To the grief clawing at her chest. To the rage of growing up in a house that fed on silence. To the pain of being a girl the world tried to break - gently, slowly, and then all at once. That stranger? Ekaansh Vashisth. Actor. Icon. Lie. India's most beloved face - with a smile curated to perfection and eyes that forgot how to feel. At 34, he's drowning under fame, betrayal, and the unbearable noise of being wanted by everyone but loved by no one. Until one night - In the haze of heartbreak and insomnia - He opens his DMs. And finds 20,000 messages. From her. Messages that read like confessions. Like poetry. Like someone saw him without ever looking. And for the first time in years - he listens. While he is finally heard. What begins as curiosity becomes obsession. Because her whispers sound like home. Because she was unraveling - and he was the thread she didn't know she was clinging to. - This is not a love story. This is two broken people whispering into the void - and somehow, finding each other there. An age-gap slow burn. A story of unseen love, aching silence, and the way two strangers can unknowingly become each other's lifeline.

[WINNER OF 'TWEET YOUR STORY INDIA'; FEATURED IN OFFICIAL AmbassadorsIN, Wattpad Romance and RomanceINDIA PROFILE] This is one of the books in the series: Destined To Be. (can be called a collection of books) The story can be enjoyed as a standalone. You can find more details on my profile. ----- Part 1: In the hustle-bustle of the Twenty-First Century, where everyone forgets about themself, two people experience their most beautiful encounter with each other. But, is this encounter enough to spark something between them? What'll happen when they meet back, after five years of their tantalizing experience, in a different circumstance? No one is too enchanting to be remembered, But miracles do happen... Part 2: Drafting ----- [Part 1: Completed] [Third Person Limited + Omniscient Narration] [Part 1: Edited] [Novel] ----- © 2015 Suganthii Story Cover - Designing Pattern and Creative Idea © Suganthii Media Attached to this story belong to their rightful owners and are not violated by any means.