||THE COST OF LOVING||
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Last published Sat, Jun 10, 2023
Amidst a shared upbringing, a youthful teenage connection evolves into tragic love that defies norms. Parallel journeys through military service stoke passion and test commitment with unforgiving trials. Yet, just as the story seems destined for triumph, fate intervenes, propelling them into a maelstrom of unanticipated adversities.
In this gripping saga, love's resilience encounters its most formidable challenge. Secrets emerge, sacrifices are made, and the essence of identities is tested. As the tapestry of their lives unravels within the confines of The Cost of Loving, readers witness the true mettle of this bond. The novel is a poignant exploration of love's endurance in the face of unforeseen trials, leaving us to ponder whether destiny is a force to be reckoned with or an enigma meant to be embraced.
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"𝙸 𝚜𝚊𝚠 𝚢𝚘𝚞, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎, 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚎𝚕𝚝 𝚌𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚛. 𝙸'𝚟𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞." "𝙰𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍, 𝚖𝚢 𝚎𝚢𝚎𝚜 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚢 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞 ... 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚢𝚘𝚞." ___ "Some places change you, and some break you. But what if you're stuck in the one that does both?" His life was perfectly fine until he was forced to leave Mumbai for a city he never wanted to call home. Everything feels wrong, and suffocating, and all he wants is to escape. But between unwanted changes and new responsibilities, fate has other plans for him. -𝐊𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐚 But then there is her- a girl full of life, yet carrying her own scars. She sees through the walls he has built around himself and, without even trying, begins to turn his world upside down. -𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 In a city he never wanted to be in, will Kabir find a reason to stay? Or will his past wounds keep him from embracing the change Misha brings? A story of love, healing, and the unexpected turns that can redefine everything we once believed. ___ Genres - romantic, comedy, dramatic, angsty![𝐃𝐢𝐥 𝐈𝐛𝐚𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐭 [✓COMPLETED]](https://img.wattpad.com/cover/389195033-256-k951639.jpg)
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𝘈𝘯𝘫𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘪 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘰 𝘯𝘦, 𝘸𝘢𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘪𝘯 𝘬𝘪𝘺𝘦 𝘬𝘢𝘺𝘪 𝘴𝘢𝘢𝘳𝘦⋆୨୧˚ "𝐈'𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮." "𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐲? 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠." _____｡☆ 𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐱 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝. 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞'𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞. '𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞?' 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭. '𝐘𝐄𝐒! 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔'𝐋𝐋 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐄.' 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲. ᴗ•✧*๑˙❥˙๑～♡ 𝘛𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 <3Complete
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