The Arrangement
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Last published Sun, Dec 7, 2025
Married once before,
Both carrying old wounds,
But fate has a new plan
Nishika, who once trusted too easily, and Kabir, whose past love ended in tragedy.
Nishika Reddy, a kind-hearted cardiologist has endured a painful marriage and to that her husband passed away in first 3 months of the marriage that left her labled as a bad omen.
Kabir Singh Oberoi, a stoic and emotionally guarded CFO of a cybersecurity company, is haunted by the loss of his wife and unborn child in a tragic accident.But there is something is unaware of
Thrown into a union neither of them wanted, Nishika and Kabir must navigate their way through awkward beginnings. As they confront their shared and separate pasts, they slowly discover that whether what started as a forced arrangement might just be the beginning of something beautiful.
Can two wounded hearts become one?
tropes:
arranged marriage
second chance
Love after marriage
grumpy X sunshine
forced proximity
slow burn
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