⚠️ Content Warning: This story contains themes of emotional and physical abuse, forced marriage, child loss, and trauma recovery. It explores healing and love after deep pain. Please read with care She was the future queen married to the crown prince, but was he really Prince Charming? He beat her every time a daughter was born. He kicked her out when she didn't bear an heir for him. Now, they push her into a new marriage with a stranger. He was dead inside. Commander Rayansh had it all, until the woman he trusted stole his son and his fortune. Now he hides and is filled with cold silence. They are forced together. They are both ruined goods. But in a dark, quiet winter home, the broken bride and the angry soldier start to see each other's wounds. Maybe the deepest scars can make the strongest love. A dark, slow-burn romance where two people who lost everything find a new, burning light.

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"Humein bas ek hi cheez chahiye - gharelu larki jo sabka kehna maane, kisi baat pe ulta jawab na de." Arey milna kya hai? Larki ne na toh kehna nahi, ghar walon ka faisla hi sab kuch hota hai." Shehnaaz (giggling): "Lekin sab kehte hain woh toh sabse zyada tameezdaar hai unke ghar mein. Dadi bhi kehti thi, 'Arjun toh theek hai, par Sid bigad gaya hai.'" "Shehnaaz! Idhar aa besharam! Jab mehmaan jaate hain toh kaam karti hain ghar ki larkiyan... tu toh baith ke has rahe ho!" Sidharth (slurring slightly, spitting sideways): "Arre chhod be... padhai-waadhai sab ch***pa hai. Zindagi jeeni hai toh style mein jiyo. Mere jaisa." Hero nahi, saala raja hoon main. Arjun bhai shop sambhalta hai, main toh aish karta hoon. Abba ke paison ka maza nahi liya toh kya jeena..

He needed a mother for his son. She married him because of her parents' pressure. Both are single parents. Somewhere between duty and deception, love find them again. A father's duty. A mother's love. A woman's secret. Dive into the story of Siddharth Singh Rawat & Ishanika Singh! ✨TROPES ✨ • Second Chance at Love • Single Parent Romance • Slow Burn • Marriage of Convenience • Reverse Grumpy x Sunshine • Emotional Healing • Found Family • Domestic Softness

Is cheating always meant to be physical? What if he emotionally betrays you? But what do you call it when your husband shares his dreams, emotions, victories, and time with another woman... slowly forgets that you even exist? (Short story)