A dark, psychological thriller of twisted games, shocking betrayals where obsession meets deception and love is just another weapon.... a kind of love which doesn't just lingers... it haunts yet even in terror you can't escape craving it. ────── ⋆⋅ 𖤓 ⋅⋆ ────── He turns on his back completely, palms dropping to the vanity edge. Kisike liye ishq. Kisike liye mohabbat. Kisike liye uns. Kisike liye aadat. Kisike liye deewangi. Kisike liye ulfat. Kisike liye junoon. Kisike liye shiddat. Kisike liye sukoon. Kisike liye chahat. Kisike liye zarurat. Kisike liye ibadat." His body turned around slowly, as he moved towards, each word syncing with each steps. "Ishq... mohabbat... pyaar ke naam bahot hain... mayne bahot hain." Standing right before her, his gaze locked into hers as he leaned down to her eye level, "Alfaaz ki haisiyat hi kaha... jo mehram ko batin-e-kashmakash bayan kar sake." An unsettling madness dancing in his eyes, "Zimma uthaya hai haal-e-dil ka nigahon ne" Her body froze for a moment all, the running madness in his eyes like someone has injected it in his veins made her still, her body couldn't move all it could do was get drown into the ocean of his gaze. "Aur aapke liye kya hai?Ishq ya mohabbat?Uns ya aadat?Deewangi ya ulfat?Junoon ya shiddat?Sukoon ya chahat?Zarurat ya ibadat?" her voice steadier now but no less intense. He didn't blink, he leaned more, his breath ghosting over his lobes, with a wave of wind of his low breath, he whispered, "Sanak." ────── ⋆⋅ 𖤓 ⋅⋆ ────── (Mature content ahead! Reader's discretion is adviced)

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"𝙏𝘦𝙧𝘪 𝙢𝘰𝙝𝘢𝙗𝘣𝙖𝘵 𝙢𝘦𝙞𝘯 𝙟𝘢𝙡𝘯𝙖 𝘣𝙝𝘪 𝙝𝘢𝙞 𝘈𝙪𝘳 𝙩𝘶𝙟𝘩𝙨𝘦 𝙗𝘢𝙘𝘩𝙠𝘦 𝙝𝘪 𝙘𝘩𝙖𝘭𝙣𝘢 𝙗𝘩𝙞 𝘩𝙖𝘪 𝙆𝘶𝙘𝘩 𝙧𝘢𝙣𝘨 𝙖𝘱𝙣𝘢 𝙗𝘢𝙙𝘢𝙡𝘯𝙖 𝘣𝙝𝘪 𝙝𝘢𝙞 𝘔𝙖𝘪𝙣𝘦 𝙙𝘩𝙖𝘭𝙣𝘢 𝙩𝘦𝙧𝘦 𝙧𝘢𝙣𝘨 𝙢𝘦𝙞𝘯 𝙝𝘢𝙞 𝘴𝙖𝘥𝙖𝘢" Arrange marriage trope x paranormal fantasy She was raised in a house where other people's love became her burden. Where betrayals she never caused still shattered her peace, where promises made by others left scars on her, and where chaos was inherited like blood. Arika learned early how to survive-how to be sharp, silent, and untouchable. The world sees an accomplished woman with a calm face and a perfect life. No one sees the war she carries home every night. she believed she is a bad omen. Then Samarth enters her life like something impossible-gentle where life was cruel, patient where she was guarded, and warm in all the places she had turned cold to survive. But some hearts are not afraid of love. They are afraid of what love will have to endure. As fate keeps pulling them together through chance meetings, tangled destinies, and unspoken longing, Arika must choose between protecting the man she loves from the wreckage created by others... or letting herself be loved for the first time. A story of longing, healing, and the kind of love that arrives softly after a lifetime of storms. Warning: This story contains intense paranormal themes, depictions of mental illness, emotional abuse, trauma, and references to self-harm.