She fell deeply in love with a man whose heart already belonged to another... her own stepsister. Fate, however, had different plans for them. He turned out to be her destined mate, yet he cruelly rejected her in pursuit of the love he believed he wanted. Broken and abandoned, she was forced to rebuild herself from the ruins of her shattered heart. Years later, he returns filled with regret, desperate for a second chance and determined to win her back. But the girl he once rejected is no longer the same. Will she forgive the man who broke her... or choose herself for once? This is a tale of heartbreak, betrayal, and healing.

Cassidy West never imagined the boy she'd loved quietly from a distance could shatter her world and rewrite her life in a single night. But somehow, he did. And that one impulsive moment with Luke Rainer left her with far more than memories and heartbreak. It left her pregnant. Luke never planned on seeing Cassidy West again. Not after that night. But when Cassidy shows up at his door carrying his child, the life he spent years building begins to tilt dangerously off its axis. Now she's under his roof, living only a few steps away while he fights to keep his distance. Because he's engaged to another woman. Because his future is already planned. Because loving Cassidy is the one risk he can't afford to take.

"You were never meant to be my wife, Saanvi." "Don't worry, Reyansh," she replied quietly. "I was never planning to stay." Reyansh Malhotra never planned to marry Saanvi Rao. In fact, he made sure she knew that before the wedding even happened. When powerful families decide their future, love rarely gets a say. Forced into an alliance neither of them wanted, Reyansh offers Saanvi a deal the night before their wedding. Six months. Six months of pretending to be husband and wife. Six months until he divorces her and marries the woman he truly loves. For Reyansh, it is a simple arrangement. For Saanvi, it is a quiet sacrifice. Bound by a contract and trapped in the cold grandeur of the Malhotra mansion, Saanvi quickly learns that being Reyansh's wife does not mean being accepted as one. To him, she is only a placeholder... a temporary solution to a permanent problem. And when Rhea Kapoor-the woman Reyansh loves-walks back into his life, the fragile balance of their arrangement begins to shatter. But hearts are unpredictable. And sometimes the person meant to stay only for a while... becomes the one you cannot bear to lose. Because some contracts are easy to sign. Breaking them, however, might cost everything.

I stayed when I shouldn't have. I stayed through half-listened conversations and promises that disappeared the moment someone else needed him more. I told myself I was overthinking. That things would change eventually. So I learned how to swallow my discomfort. My loneliness. My doubts. Until everything fell apart. Now I can't stop wondering why it took almost losing my life to finally understand what I already knew all along: I should've left him long ago. ............. Warning: This story uses mature language and scenes. © IcecreamSundae5. All rights reserved.

On her wedding day, Emily Carter learned three things. Her fiancé loved her sister. Her mother had known all along. And she was the only fool left in the dark. Hours later, she died. When Emily opens her eyes three years in the past, she gets a second chance at the life they stole from her. This time, she won't be the obedient daughter. She won't be the understanding sister. And she won't waste another three years loving a man who never chose her. Armed with an extraordinary memory, Emily sets out to build a future of her own. Then she meets Ethan Blackwood. Cold. Brilliant. Untouchable. A man who has no interest in anyone. Until her. And the more Ethan notices Emily, the less willing he becomes to let her go. Updates: One chapter daily.

Kavya Patel walked away from it all-fame, fortune, family, a life meticulously built on choices she now regrets. She sought refuge in the quiet streets of Nashik, trading glamour for simplicity, and heartache for the fragile hope of forgiveness. As a schoolteacher, she begins to rebuild her life, one small act of courage at a time, burying the past where no one can see it... or so she thinks. Then Vihaan Draakshekar appears-magnetic, unpredictable, and unbearably alive. Commitment is a foreign concept to him, yet something about Kavya unsettles him, igniting a fire he never expected and desires he's never allowed himself to feel. Haunted by mistakes, both carrying secrets they dare not reveal, Kavya and Vihaan are drawn together in a collision of passion, vulnerability, and the lingering shadows of guilt. But in a world where trust is fragile and love feels impossible, can two hearts broken by regret find a way to heal... or will their pasts tear them apart forever?

He was my obsession ,but for him, I was a problem. Aryaman Shah was like a storm who entered my life unknowingly, driving me crazy with his charm and charisma. But for him, I was just his rival's sister, driving him crazy by forcing him into an arranged marriage. His hatred for me ran deeper than one could ever imagine.

Aurelia and Elara - the youngest twins and the only daughters of the De Santis family - were once the heart of their household. Inseparable, gentle, adored. Where one went, the other followed. Their parents cherished them. Their brothers protected them. But everything shattered the night eight-year-old Elara was found bleeding on the floor... and Aurelia stood over her, a knife in her hand. Blamed for a crime she didn't commit, Aurelia was sent away to a strict boarding school for "troubled children." Her parents believed discipline would straighten her out. What they never imagined was the truth - the cruelty hidden behind the school's walls, the sadistic methods used to "teach," and the horrors Aurelia was forced to endure. Now sixteen, after a devastating incident inside that school, Aurelia is brought back to the De Santis mansion. But it's not a homecoming. It's an obligation. A reminder that she is unwanted, distrusted, and viewed as a threat by the very family she once loved. Follow Aurelia as she relearns how to exist in a home that no longer feels like hers. Uncover the truth of what happened that night, what really happened to her within the school, and whether the De Santis family will ever face the truth of what Aurelia had to endure and do to survive. ─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ─── "What should I ache for? The childhood that slipped away? The silence that became my companion? Or the pieces of myself that I will never get back? Maybe pain isn't a phase-- it's just who I am." ─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ─── "How many graves will I need, to bury everything that died inside of me?" ❁Naya Aknis❁

Mara thought she knew what pain was. She grew up in a house where love was a myth and her brother's fist was a reality. But when she's forced to sign a marriage contract to Malachi, the man who dismantled her dignity, she learns that some debts are paid in blood, and others are paid in screams. ​Malachi is a predator with a God complex. He has bought her from her father to settle a lifelong grudge. He promises her a living hell, and on their wedding night, he delivers. ​Mara is fragile, innocent, and brilliant. Malachi is cruel, obsessed, and unstoppable. ​She signed the paper to save her father's heart. Now, she'll have to survive the man who wants to rip out hers. Author's Note: This story contains extremely dark themes, domestic suffering, and non-consensual situations. Reader discretion is heavily advised. 🎖️#1Unwanted ••• 12.03.26 🎖️#2 Abusivehusband ••• 12.03.26 🎖️#3 Bullyromance ••• 17.03.26 🎖️#2 Bullystory •••25.03.26 🎖️#1 Trauma ••• 07.04.26 🎖️#7 Slowburn••• 15.04.26 🎖️#3 Angst ••• 18.04.26 🎖️#2 Dark ••• 04.05.26 🎖️#1 Toxic relationship ••• 18.07.26

Six years ago, Blanchard Collins packed her bags, boarded a bus to Houston, and never looked back. She left behind her abusive father, the town that never forgave her for speaking her mind, and Rueben Bailey, the boy who broke her heart the night before they were supposed to run away together. Now twenty-four, Blanchard returns home with her five-year-old daughter, Willow, and a dying mother who's asked for one final thing-her presence. But coming home means facing the ghosts she thought she'd buried, including the man she's never truly stopped loving. Rueben "Benny" Bailey did what his family expected. Stayed, took over the farm, and proposed to the girl everyone said was right for him. But when Blanchard walks back into church with a little girl who looks just like him, everything he's built starts to fall apart.