SOME PARTS IN THE BOOK ARE PRIVATE YOU NEED TO FOLLOW ME TO READ THOSE PARTS ONLY MY FOLLOWERS CAN READ THOSE PARTS. (The book was first titled 'Step-Mother' later plot change led the change of the book title to 'Tangled Destiny') --- Their love was doomed from the start that's what everyone around told them. Manik and Nandini loved each other, but the people around them didn't. Backstabbing, betrayals, and faith broke them apart. *After ten years* He still loves her, She still loves him. However She has a boyfriend and is going to get married, He had been married twice and has a daughter. Nevertheless, an unknown tragedy tangles their faith together, destiny has different plans for everyone will their love blossom again? Or will it be doomed again? Cover Credits: iluvpani_xoxo All Rights Reserved @wattpad2016 @iluvpani_xoxo

She was never meant to be a bride... She was just bride's younger sister... And he was her sister's fiancée.... Then destiny happened... And they were bound in a marriage no one wanted... Join Manik Malhotra and Nandini Murthy trying to fulfil their responsibilities and in that path finding love

A man who has everything under control. A life built on precision, power, and discipline. But Manik Malhotra has one flaw - He had control over everything in his life. Except the one thing that chose to come back.

A story about longing, silence, and the kind of love that survives even when people don't stay. All images are AI-generated; any resemblance to real persons or events is coincidental. The story is a pure work of fiction; any resemblance to real persons or events is coincidental.

In a city where love lasts shorter than Instagram stories and people leave before sunrise, two emotionally damaged people collide. Not because they believe in love. But because they believe in destruction. *** Images are AI-generated & they are pure work of fiction; any resemblance to anything in real life is a coincidence.

​"They say love heals. But what if love is the very thing that destroys you?" ​Manik Malhotra is a man who built an empire on cold logic and ruthless decisions. An orphan who learned early that the world gives nothing for free, he doesn't do "second chances" and he certainly doesn't do "feelings." ​Then comes Nandini Astor-a sharp-witted lawyer with a heart of gold and a moral compass that never wavers. She fights for the truth; he fights for power. When their worlds collide, the friction creates a fire that neither of them was prepared for. ​But Manik doesn't know how to love; he only knows how to own. As his obsession grows, the line between protection and possession blurs, leading to a path of destruction that can only end in one way. ​This is not a fairytale. This is for the ones who loved too hard, the ones who stayed until it hurt, and the ones who know that sometimes, the most brutal goodbye is the only way to survive. ​One tragic truth. Welcome to the world of pain.

Mr. Manik Malhotra who is the mafia king who love his wife Mrs. Nandini Manik Malhotra alot but it only Obsession and possessive for her. Mrs. Nandini Manik Malhotra once love her monster but now totally hate him. Will they reunion?

Nandini Murtiy, the fearless daughter of a powerful army officer, never imagined her life would collide with Manik Malhotara - the ruthless heir to a mafia empire hiding behind the identity of a university professor. Sent to destroy her father, Manik enters her world with deception in his heart, but everything changes when love begins to blur the line between enemies and soulmates. As secrets unravel and danger closes in, they must choose between loyalty, revenge, and a love that was never meant to survive.

They were never supposed to be a love story. Nandini Murthy lost everything the day her parents died in a tragic accident-except a promise they left behind. A marriage she never asked for. A future tied to a man she barely understood. Manik Malhotra had everything-power, wealth, an empire built on control... and a love he thought he wanted. Until reality shattered that illusion, and the truth forced him to see the difference between desire and devotion. He was never supposed to choose her. She was never supposed to survive him. But grief built her into something stronger. Love challenged everything he thought he knew. And somewhere between broken promises, buried pain, boardroom wars, and quiet moments no one saw... They stopped being an obligation. And started becoming a choice. A slow-burn journey of grief, power, healing, and a love that didn't save them-but rebuilt them. Because sometimes, the most beautiful things are not found. They are built... from broken.

Love isn't about dates and gifts, it's about living at your lowest together and that is what nandini and Manik find themselves going through.