I cupped her face. "Smile." When she realized that I was dead serious, she tried her best to form a smile. "You have an alluring smile." I ran my thumb along her lower lip. "But do you know what's more beautiful than that?" I tilted my head observing her defiant expression before I said, "Your tears." ⚬─────────✧─────────⚬ What if falling in love with the abuser was never an option? ⚬─────────✧─────────⚬ trigger warning: SA ( and no description, normalization, justification or glorification of it ) ִ ࣪𖤐

Diya and Yash were never meant to cross paths, yet somehow their lives twined together in a tenderness neither of them expected. She found in him the warmth she had craved all her life, and he found in her a quiet, steadfast love that anchored him. But somewhere in the middle of their story, something broke. He walked away with reasons he refused to explain. She let him go with truths she refused to share. Now, fate brings them back into the same office, the same rooms, the same silences - but nothing is the same. Yash has changed in ways she doesn't understand. Diya hides wounds he doesn't see. And between them lies a secret - one that could either mend everything they lost... or destroy what little remains. Not every love survives. And not every truth comes in time.

Masir مصير - fate, destination Two years ago, everything changed for her. She lives in a joint family where she does not belong. She was just 15 when they got married. He was 23. He hated the marriage. She was powerless to refuse. A secret marriage, only known to a few. A marriage of someone's death wish. He went overseas to evade the betrothal. She was relieved until... Now, after two years, he is coming back.

She was meant to marry the Younger brother. Meera's wedding to Aarav was supposed to be simple - a match arranged by two powerful families. But hours before the vows, Aarav disappears, leaving behind whispers, disgrace, and a broken bride. To protect their name, Veer Pratap Singh - the elder brother no one ever expected - is forced to take his place at the mandap. Cold. Commanding. A complete stranger. She became his wife in a moment of shame. He took her hand in silence. But his eyes? They never asked permission. Now, in a marriage born of duty, she's trapped with a man who doesn't speak of love... But watches her like she's already his. And the scariest part? Maybe she already is. Tropes🌟 Age gap romance Marriage of convenience Intense slow burn Fiancee elder brother Family honor Replaced groom Protective husband Healer to each other Shy FL X Calm Composed ML I am yours

Dr. Radhika Mehta's life in the U.S. is perfectly ordered- until one phone call shatters her calm. Her estranged sister in India is gone, leaving behind twin daughters... and Radhika as their legal guardian. Forced to return to a family that once disowned them, Radhika walks into the world of Mayank Khanna- her late brother-in-law's elder brother, a man of power, pride, and pain. Bound by the children yet divided by their past, Radhika and Mayank's worlds clash in a storm of emotion, duty, and forbidden tenderness. When love blooms where it shouldn't, secrets unravel, hearts break, and destiny takes its own course. When Two Worlds Collide is a story of loss and rediscovery- of how two wounded souls find family, forgiveness, and love in the ruins of heartbreak.

"𝐈 𝐰i𝐥l f𝐮c𝐤 𝐭h𝐞 𝐟i𝐠h𝐭 𝐨u𝐭 𝐨f y𝐨u, 𝐮n𝐭i𝐥 𝐲o𝐮 𝐚r𝐞 𝐧o𝐭h𝐢n𝐠 𝐛u𝐭 𝐚 𝐭r𝐞m𝐛l𝐢n𝐠 𝐦e𝐬s" "...do you want to break off the engagement with me that much?" "If it's you, you will find a girl who's much better than me. One who will be much more helpful to you. Of course, the company..." His eyes were shining clearly even in the smoke. "All I want is you." He gently swept the back of her hand with his fingertips. She tried to avoid his touch, but he grabbed her wrist and refused to let go. "I've spent a lot of time on this wedding. I took you to an important gathering of acquaintances, and I put a lot of effort into finding a wedding gift and a new house for newlyweds. You've wasted the time of both our families and mine." "So... what do you want me to do?" "Who knows. What should you do?" He inhaled the cigar deeply and exhaled a thick smoke again. As the smoke rolled in, clear tears formed around her eyes. He gently wiped the corners of her eyes. The moment he first met her, he muttered as he stared at her neat face, which made his heart stop. "If you don't like it that much, I can't help it either. We have no choice but to find an agreement."

When Mila's Dad suddenly overdoes she is sent to live with her brothers, who she didn't even know she had. .... Mila is a 16 year old teen mum, with a 3 year old son Noah. Her dad was never good to her growing up, and after her mothers death, he was rarely home. Jaxon Russo was a harsh business man, owning nearly half the clubs in Australia the last thing he needs is a 16 year old girl coming and living with him. How will Mila's 5 brothers react to her suddenly moving in. Better yet what will they think when they realise she has a son?

Imagine the worst female softball team you ever saw, triple it, and you've got Darci Bloom's baseball team. Darci's got a lot to handle this season. She's ended up in a team full of nonathletic misfits. She's got a huge crush on the girl making a documentary about the team. She's got a difficult dad. Now a crazy Russian gay couple show their interest in coaching her team. Will this bunch of weirdos going to blast into her life and change it forever? Will they fall apart or can they win the unexpected? [ Rank #2 in Teen Fiction ] | Follow to unlock the story |

Janeisha "Neisha" Bambi has always survived by keeping a low profile. She don't get caught up in the kind of business that comes with bodies, secrets, and street names that echo. But all it takes is one night-one favor for her best friend-to slide her straight into the orbit of Seven "Saint" Carter. Saint is discipline wrapped in menace. A man the streets don't just respect,they fear. The type Neisha promised herself she'd never look at twice. He doesn't chase, beg, or explain. Yet somehow, he does all of this for her. And when that calm, unreadable gaze settles on Neisha, her careful world starts to crack. Now Saint's patience is running out, Neisha's defenses are falling apart and the pull between them is starting to feel less like a choice and more like fate. He's trying to shield her from the life he lives. She's trying to decide if loving him is salvation or self-destruction.

This is the original, unedited version of Light as a Feather, Book #1. This book was the inspiration for the Hulu Original Series. The revised version is now available in bookstores throughout the USA & Canada from Simon Pulse. McKenna Brady thinks her junior year of high school is going to be the best ever when she's welcomed into the elite group of popular girls at Weeping Willow High School led by blonde, gorgeous Olivia Richmond. Prior to junior year, McKenna was known in her small town as the girl whose twin sister died in a tragic house fire, and she's overjoyed at the prospect of redefining her identity. She has a date to the Homecoming dance with Olivia's handsome older brother, and a good chance of being elected to student council. For the first time since McKenna's parents divorced, things are looking up. But everything changes the night of Olivia's Sweet Sixteen sleepover birthday party. Violet, the shy, mysterious new girl in town, suggests that the girls play a scary game called Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board, during which Violet makes up elaborate stories about the future ways in which beautiful Olivia, brassy Candace, and athletic Mischa will die. The game unsettles McKenna because she's already escaped death once in her life, but she doesn't want to ruin her friends' fun. It's only a game, she reminds herself.