Knots of Kismet (On Hold)

[Out by mid 2025]

After the death of her parents, she was under the care of her father's friends. She always had a crush on their son, Kartik Chauhan.

But Kartik showed up with his new girlfriend, in a dinner gathering. Her poor heart shattered as it was the very day when she was going to propose him. Still coping up with her emotions, she stepped back.

Akshara's life took a miserable turn when a week before her crush' wedding she got to know about the car accident her brother and eight months pregnant sister-in-law caught in.

Her world collapsed when she was left with her newly born nephew in her arms.

And that's when Kartik's dadi came into play.

She asked Akshara's consent to marry her with her Grandson. One and only Kartik Chauhan.

His bride had eloped!

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Kartik never in the Twenty Nine years of his life thought that he would marry someone in such circumstances. That too Akshara.

He could show sympathy for what happened with her. He was really sad with whatever happened.

But marrying her? Absurd!

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"You are just a responsibility for me. We will be just roommates, husband and wife for namesake and strangers. You are none to me in these four wall-"

He was cut off by her, "Strangers." She nodded her head and placed the Newborn in her hand on the bed as he was fast asleep.

"Just six months, Kartik and you'll never see me again." She said to him who was staring at her dumbstruck.

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"Both of you are not going anywhere." He was annoyed of her, always saying the same thing like a cassette.

"Why? That's what we decided on the very first night, five months back. That's true. I can't live here forever. I have no rights." She shrugged.

In no time she was pinned to the nearest wall, he breathed slowly and dangerously piercing her eyes through his,"You are my wife, he is my son and you both have all freaking rights on me, my property and my life. You both are mine. Just mine."

She was frightened as she never saw him this much enraged, yet calm.