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Between 4 walls by Anayrawrites
Anayrawrites
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Based in 1950' India After she started menstruating, 13 years old Chandralata was married off to 16 years old Anand as per the traditions. Chandralata wasn't hopeless romantic, all she expected from her husband was that he wouldn't abuse her physically. Anand growing up in a male dominated household, was taught to keep women in control, their tongue tied and head bowed. Warning : This story is about love that blooms from sacrifices and longings & contains mature themes. It is completely fictional but shows harsh reality of old times.
Mera Qaraar  by Graveyardfeels
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This story is set in late 1980s- early 1990s in rural area. The marriage is formed due to unseen circumstances when the bride's groom didn't arrive and for justice, a man was commanded to marry her. The woman has heard the truth of other marriages but still dreams of a good husband and the man is calm person who is obedient son but nothing really mattered to him. How will their marriage go? This is a prequel to Mera Rangsaaz (Veer's story) and can be read as standalone. ☆Warning :This story contains mature themes. It is completely fictional and based upon my imagination. I do not promote anything written inside it, it's just for the sake of entertainment. Readers discretion is advised.
ᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ [ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇᴅ] by thewanderingquill_
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After a traumatic first marriage left her body bruised and her mind in pieces, Maithili has built a world of silence. Isolated in her village, she avoids mirrors, voices, even her own name - afraid that one wrong move will make the pain return. When her worried parents consult an astrologer, they are told a second marriage might be her only path out of the shadows. Neil Chaudhary isn't looking for love. He's not against marriage - just never in a hurry for it. When he agrees to marry Maithili, he expects nothing more than civility and space. What he finds instead is a girl who flinches when he speaks too loud. A wife who won't say his name. And a story written in silence that pulls him in, piece by piece. As Maithili learns to breathe again, Neil learns what it means to wait for someone - and love, the kind that heals without hurting, begins to take shape. But can love truly heal the scars of the past, or is it simply a quiet way to survive? Tropes: Second chances • Traumatized FL • Green Forest ML • Past trauma • Arranged Marriage • City ML x Village FL 🏅#3 in wattpadindia 🏅#1 in greenflag 🏅#1 in healing
A Home With You [Completed ✓] by soha_writess
soha_writess
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He needed a mother for his son. She married him because of her parents' pressure. Both are single parents. Somewhere between duty and deception, love find them again. A father's duty. A mother's love. A woman's secret. Dive into the story of Siddharth Singh Rawat & Ishanika Singh! ✨TROPES ✨ • Second Chance at Love • Single Parent Romance • Slow Burn • Marriage of Convenience • Reverse Grumpy x Sunshine • Emotional Healing • Found Family • Domestic Softness
The Royal Veins ✔️ by thewingedheart
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Isha never wanted wealth, crowns, or castles. She only wanted a simple life-one where survival was enough. But fate had other plans. A single truth shatters her world: she carries the blood of the Rathores, one of the most powerful royal lineages. Suddenly, she is thrust into palaces dripping with luxury, guarded by walls of secrets, and watched by a family that accepts her only by name, never by heart. Her new life is filled with cold brothers, a father who hides his sorrow behind laughter, and a legacy that demands perfection. Because in this empire, blood is not just thicker than water-it's the sharpest weapon of all. And Isha must decide: will she shine like royalty, or bleed like the rest?
𝑰𝒔𝒉𝒒 𝑫𝒖𝒔𝒓𝒊 𝑫𝒂𝒇𝒂  by Inked_ByIvy
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Come, fall in love once more. Give your heart a second chance because even after it's been broken, it still knows how to dream. Maybe this time, it will lead you to something even more beautiful. Advika and Vihaan never thought love would find them again certainly not through an arranged marriage neither of them was looking for. She's a determined lawyer juggling work and motherhood; he's a soulful chef who finds solace in the warmth of his kitchen. Two opposites, two wounded hearts, one unlikely beginning. Their children, Inaaya and Yug, are inseparable friends blissfully unaware that their laughter is quietly pulling two lonely souls closer. What begins as a reluctant arrangement slowly transforms into moments of comfort, understanding, and the kind of love that grows gently, day by day. Because sometimes, the love you never expected becomes the love you were meant to find.
"Parvati aur Shiv : Ek Kahani"  by Deuu31
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**"Parvati was never wanted. Not when she was born, not when she learned to read, and certainly not when she turned twenty-two long past the 'right age' for a village bride. Dark-skinned and unwanted, she was a burden her parents were desperate to throw away. So they found Shiv the drunk youngest son of a poor farmer, heartbroken and ignored by his own family. A man they believed would ruin her life faster than they ever could. But fate has a strange way of mocking cruelty. What began as a marriage of neglect slowly became a story of two broken people mending each other, one quiet act of love at a time."** ---
ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴜꜱ [ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇᴅ] by thewanderingquill_
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"He doesn't say 'I love you.' But he changed in all the ways that yelled it." •••••••••••••• Vaani Joshi never expected love from her arranged marriage - just respect, maybe some space, and silence she could live with. Dhruv Deshmukh was exactly that: powerful, unreadable, and cold. He didn't ask her what she liked. He didn't ask how her day was. And she never asked for anything. But then he started noticing. Not her words - her silences. Not what she wanted - what she gave up. The man who never looked twice is now the one who watches her the closest. And the girl who never expected anything... is the reason he's learning how to give everything. •••••••••••••••• "Why do you always notice the things I don't say?" He looked at her for a long second. "Because you never ask. And I've never wanted to give anyone more." •••••••••••••••• Tropes: Slow-burn romance | Arranged marriage | Contemporary drama | Indian diaspora | Urban luxury + emotional intimacy | Cold ML x Soft FL | Changing for her 🏅#1 in India 🏅#1 in Indian 🏅#1 in desi 🏅#1 in romance
Almost Love, Always Drama by SunnShineee6
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Welcome to the House of Three Brothers Where the family is loud, the drama is louder, and love is a battlefield. The eldest couple? Once inseparable, now strangers in the same home. What was once a friendship built on laughter and secrets is now a silent war of unspoken words and unresolved tension. The second couple? A marriage born out of duty, not desire. He's guarded, She's trying, but the chemistry is missing. Their union is a quiet storm, each day filled with more questions than answers. And then there's the youngest brother-unpredictable, wild, and still single. Three brothers. Three wives. A mansion full of hidden emotions, silent dinners, and love stories on the edge of collapse. In the House of Three Brothers, the drama never ends-and neither do the secrets. Highest Ratings (of all time): #2 in bestfriends out of 125k #5 in malhotra out of 377 #6 in brides out of 4.1k #8 in hiddensecrets out of 3.57k #9 in strangers out of 17.8k #17 in enemiestolovers out of 119k #16 in multicouple out of 993 #40 in desiromance out of 4.2k #30 in slowburn out of 93.7k #39 in regret out of 23.3k #49 in sunshine out of 11.4k #68 in hate out of 135k
•| BROKEN WITHOUT YOU |• ✓ by chand_writes
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♡ SARANSH & JANVI ♡ | ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴ ᴀʀʀᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ sᴛᴏʀʏ | ~❁~ #1 in Intimate #1 in desiromance #2 in Handsome #4 in rom-com #6 in desires