Lustandlies Stories

Avantika Sharma-fierce, flawed, and unflinchingly bold-is a journalist chasing ghosts. One scandal buried under hospital walls. One sister lost to the lies. And one name keeps rising from the ashes: Daksh Singhania. Enter Vikram Singhania-billionaire tycoon, ruthless strategist, and the man who watches Avantika like she's the fuse to a bomb he buried years ago. He warns her to stop. Offers her distractions wrapped in luxury and veiled threats. But she's already in too deep. Then there's Maya-Daksh's widow. Exiled. Burned. Dangerous. She's done grieving. And now? She wants blood. As secrets slip through velvet gloves and lies dance in designer heels, Avantika finds herself at the mercy of two empires: one she's trying to expose, and one she might be destined to destroy. The mask we wear. peels back the layers of glamour, power, and betrayal-revealing a world where even love has a body count.

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"He said he'll DIE for her, then she said STOP BREATHING.."

She thought love was her salvation. He made it her curse. When Scarlet meets Dante, she's drawn into a world of dark charm and dangerous secrets. His touch burns, his words deceive, and his love destroys everything it touches. One rose. One knife. One lie that started it all. As blood stains the petals of her past, Scarlet must decide - will she uncover the truth... or become its next victim? A story about passion, betrayal, and the kind of love that kills.