Neel Agarwal was four years older than Aisha. Mature, composed, and terrifyingly calm. The topper. The disciplined one. The boy who believed emotions were distractions. Except when it came to her. Aisha Agarwal the clumsy, bright, over-smiling girl who walked into his life and turned it upside down. She trusted him blindly, fought with him like a child, and depended on him for everything... not knowing he loved her in a way he could never say out loud. For Aisha, Neel was safe. For Neel, Aisha was a weakness. But Aisha's heart beats for someone else. Shikhar. Her college classmate. Loud. Dominating. The "gunde-type" guy everyone feared but she loved. Protective in his own dangerous way. The kind of boy who fights first and thinks later. And Neel hated the way Shikhar held her hand so casually. Hated the way she smiled at him. Hated himself for not being enough. Neel is older. He knows better. He understands consequences. Shikhar doesn't. When possessiveness clashes with patience, when love fights ego, and when Aisha stands between two completely different worlds the calm storm and the raging fire who will she choose? The boy who silently built her dreams? Or the one who loudly claims her heart? A story about silent love, dangerous attraction, jealousy, and the painful truth that sometimes being the "right" person doesn't mean being the chosen one.

⚠️ Mature content only for readers above eighteen ⚠️ Jheel Kumari has been running away all her life. It has always been something to run from ; family problems, daddy issues, bullies, overweight criticisms, dark skin shaming, and.....him. He has been the biggest problem of her life. Him, who ruined everything in her life and.....her. So, like always, she ran but, from him the hardest and furthest. He is her nightmare. Advait Thakre. The son of the chief minister. He has never faced troubles, all thanks to the privileged life he got; amazing parents, wealth, supportive friends, liberty, fame, and what not. He has a bad habit of getting everything in his life.....except her. She is his stubbornness, passion, and madness. Her, whom he wants to accomplish like a challenge. She is his first and only problem. It's a game for both of them. For Jheel, it's hide and seek before she gets caught. For Advait, it's chess, and he is a mastermind of tricks and manipulation, making sure anyhow he wins. Let the game begin. *Not a sweet and simple romance. Contains mature themes*

Rahul was six years younger than Ishani. She was his neighbor, his elder sister's closest friend someone who belonged to a world he was never meant to enter. To Ishani, Rahul was just a child. Someone she smiled at, teased gently, protected like a responsibility. Love was never a thought that crossed her mind. But for Rahul, it was different. From childhood, his heart leaned toward her without knowing why. He waited for her footsteps, listened for her laughter, searched for her presence in every quiet corner of his days. At first, it felt like attachment. Later, it became longing. And by the time he finally understood that what he felt was love... it was already too late. Ishani was getting married 💔 Vaibhav carries the weight of responsibilities and a silent love he never speaks. Divya, his cheerful neighbor and his sister's best friend, finds him cold and distant unaware that his quiet heart beats only for her. A love hidden behind silence. 💔✨ From school enemies to best friends, Deepak and Deeksha never expected one drunken kiss to change everything. For Deepak, it becomes the start of love. For Deeksha, it's a forgotten memory-her heart already belongs to Rahul. A love remembered by one, forgotten by the other. 💔