They told the world I was gone. My husband buried me in silence. The city learned to stop whispering my name. Time did what it always does, it moved on. But I did not die. When I return home, I don't find the life I left. I find a marriage hardened by grief, a husband colder than I remember, and a world I was never meant to see. I'm not the same woman I was either. Two years in the dark will do that to a person. It teaches you what fear tastes like. It teaches you what survives. And sometimes it teaches you why some love stories rot beautifully. --Note-- check the content warnings as this story deals with heavy themes, does not shy away from darkness, and will get extremely filthy with spice. MMC is OTT protective, obsessed, and an unapologetic stalker when it comes to his wife.

"𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘, 𝐈𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐃... 𝐈'𝐃 𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐖𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐌𝐘𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅." 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 - the powerful, ruthless man behind Knight Industries has loved 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐞 ever since he was a child. But one misunderstanding cost him the best thing that had ever happened to him. Now filled with heartbreak and hatred, Ashling wants nothing to do with him. Unfortunately for her, Theon Knight isn't a man who lets go. To him, Ashling has always belonged to him, and there is no way in hell he would ever let her walk away. So if getting her back means swallowing his pride, grovelling on his knees, and chasing her until she finally forgives him, then so be it. But while Theon fights to reclaim the woman he lost...another pair of dark eyes has already claimed her, and Theon Knight would rather destroy the world than lose her twice. 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭... 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐈𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐀 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝟏𝟖+ | A Romantic-Thriller

"Walking into this marriage was your decision, but getting out of it isn't an option." Kathryn walked into the marriage with a mafia boss, she knew the odds of it but her innocent naive heart also tried finding anything to keep living in this empty life until her final ray of hope was snatched away as well and she finally accepted that the man she married was perfect in everything. He just wasn't a good husband. But why the same man who never understood her concerns, or her heart not willing to let her go, why suddenly his principles started changing? ENGLISH ISN'T MY FIRST LANGUAGE SO PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR ANY GRAMMATICAL MISTAKES.

We weren't in love. We were an inferno-ruthless, consuming, the kind of fire that left nothing but smoke and scars. Vikram was my first kiss, my first time, my first taste of forever. And he was the first boy who ever made me fear the way love could bruise. One look in his eyes and I saw my father's madness staring back at me. So I did the only thing I could-I ripped us apart before he could ruin me too. But Vikram never let me walk away clean. He made sure I bled for it. He fucked his way through half the class, made me watch him turn cruel, made me choke on the ashes of what we used to be. He made me watch him become everything I hated. And still, I loved him like a fool. Still, I gave him one rule-don't touch her. The girl who made my life a living hell. The one betrayal that would cut me deeper than all the rest. And he did it anyway. That was the day I buried whatever soft, stupid love I had left for him. That was the day I decided Vikram Chauhan could burn alone. Now he's back in my life. Older. Colder. Dangerous in ways even he wasn't before. And he's looking at me like I'm still his, like the years and the ruin mean nothing. But he doesn't get to set me on fire twice. Too bad, Vikram. This time, it's not happening.

Sara Kapoor never believed her life would turn into a cage of chandeliers and chains. A doctor who once saved lives with steady hands, she now finds herself trapped in the mansion of the very man whose heart she once broke. Rishabh Singh-once a boy who loved her with innocence, now a ruthless man who sees love as possession. His haveli is both his empire and her prison, where every corridor whispers secrets, and every shadow feels alive. As Sara fights for freedom, her family becomes both her strength and her greatest vulnerability. Anaya's innocence, her parents' sacrifices, and her own haunting past are the weapons Rishabh uses to keep her bound. But even in the darkness, Sara clings to the last fragile spark of resistance-her will to protect the ones she loves, and the hope of breaking free. In a world where love is a cage and power is a weapon, can Sara escape the man who has made her both his wound and his cure? A haunting tale of obsession, family, resilience, and the thin line between love and control.

Eight years into the Infection, a spunky idealist convinces a hardened recluse to help him save humanity. --- For eight years, Zafaru has fought to survive the freezing cold, constant hunger, and vicious Infected. Armed with a dull blade and sharp sass, he clings to a dream of saving the world. For eight years, Recluse has watched the world burn from the safety of his fortress. The Infected don't bother him. He saves his bullets for humans. When Recluse catches Zafaru stealing from him, he is enchanted by his captive's wit, humor, and passion. So when Zafaru sets out to uncover the sinister truth about the growing Infection, Recluse has no choice but to join him. He'll do whatever it takes to keep this fluffy-haired do-gooder alive. Even if he has to save the world. 🎖Honorable Mention in Wattpad's Open Novella Contest 2021 Editor's Pick, September of 2022

They have been married for 8 years. 8 years ago, he promised her a life filled with every luxury, swearing that one day he would give her the world despite being poor. And he did. 8 years later, he fulfilled every promise. A beautiful house, expensive gifts, comfort, status, he gave her everything she could possibly ask for. Everything except himself. Somewhere along the way, while chasing success and building a perfect life for her, he forgot that he was the one she needed the most. What exactly happened that everything changed between them? For details, get into the story to find out. **** Top #3 in India on 3/06/26, 04/06/26 and 05/07/26 Top #6 in India on 07/06/26 Top #2 in India on 06/07/26

Reinan Andersan A prodigy who earns thousands with a flick of her finger and then spends hours distributing it on the people in need. A female robin hood in our present world who doesn't steal the money she donates, rather earns it. Cute, down to earth and destined to take over her fathers company. She thought she had it all in life. Until she met him. The Beast He was a bad news dressed in black. King of the underground fighting, he had to bleed for every penny he earned. Downright practical and a speaker of few words. He hated talking. And couldn't bear anyone except his 3 younger siblings. He hated distractions and she came to his boxing ring wearing just his t shirt. He hated bullshit and all she utters in complete nonsense. He hated anyone coming close to his family and she showed up on his door everyday with a smile on her lips and takeway in her hands. He hated taking favours and she secretly donated millions for his sisters treatment. Reina wasn't his priority. She will never be a part of his family. She was just an uncalled burden. But then Reina has never lost a trade before and there is no away she was going to pull back on love.

"Skin once broken ,can never be the same. Just like hearts once betrayed, struggle to beat again." ................................................... A broken piece of glass, a shattered heart. Was all that could define Ethan Lockwood's past. The heir to one of the biggest estates in the country, the most eligible bachelor as the tabloids said. With persona cold as ice and presence authoritative and terrifying ,he was making sure to not let anyone come close to him. Not giving anyone the right over him. Until he met her again. By hands of fate, the very girl he despised more than anything. The girl behind everything. But. What if the girl was no longer that beautiful confident rich man's daughter now? What if behind her beautiful smile she veil's a ugliness that made her insecure every night. What if she has been already punished in the worst way which resembled a nightmare. What if she was scarred beyond repair. Will he be able to see beyond her fascade? Does he have it in him to forgive her after everything? Circumstances change, people change and stereotypes break. But what remains is the beauty that lies within. And that's when my friends the journey of 'his not so beautiful wife 2 begins. *Could be read as a stand alone.

Some people fall in love. Others... build it. Reyansh Raichand was never a part of Meher Shah's world. Not in the beginning. Not in any way that mattered. He was just Kabir Shah's friend. A familiar face. Someone who came and went without leaving a mark. And that's exactly how he wanted it. Because the most dangerous obsessions don't announce themselves- they grow quietly, patiently... until they become unavoidable. Every step he took was deliberate. Every bond he formed was calculated. Every moment he spent around her... had a purpose. Meher never noticed when he stopped being distant and started becoming present. Never questioned why he was always there- in the background, in the silence, in the spaces she never thought to guard. By the time she did... It was too late. A single move was all it took to break everything she knew. Trust shattered. Safety gone. Her world reduced to something fragile in his hands. And suddenly, he wasn't just her brother's friend anymore. He was the reason everything had fallen apart. ____________________ "Finally... we are husband and wife now." His voice was calm. Almost satisfied. As if this moment had lived in his mind long before it became real. "All this waiting... all this planning- finally brought you to me." "I hate you!" Meher's voice trembled, breaking under the weight of everything he had taken from her. "I will never forgive you for this." He smiled. Slowly, he stepped closer-then lowered himself in front of her, as if devotion and dominance could exist in the same breath. "I don't need your forgiveness," he murmured softly. His gaze never left hers. "I just need you... right beside me." A pause. "Right where you belong." Because this was never love. It was something far more consuming. Far more dangerous. An obsession that didn't begin with a heartbeat- but with a decision. And now that he finally had her... There was no escape. There never was.