Aadhya Agarwal, 24, a young fashion designer with dreams dipped in red, lives like the warm glow of a diya on a quiet night. She's soft in the way she speaks, fierce in the way she loves, and carries that sunshine energy that makes people feel lighter just by standing near her. She believes in soulmate-level love, in rituals, in anklets that jingle when she walks toward a future she's always imagined for herself. Abhinav Malhotra, 30, a CEO carved out of discipline and silence, moves through life like a man who's forgotten what warmth feels like. His world is made of glass offices, cold coffee, and unspoken fears. Stoic eyes, quiet voice, careful steps - the sort of man who keeps his heart locked behind his ribs because he's convinced it doesn't deserve a home. She wants a real marriage. He gives her a contract instead. No reasons. No explanations. Just rules. But every rule shakes when her warmth collides with his silence, when her middle-class softness enters his billionaire world, when her brightness starts cracking the walls he's spent years building. Two strangers. One contract. A house full of tension. A heart full of secrets. A marriage that was never meant to feel this real. Tropes: ✨ arranged marriage ✨ contract marriage ✨ grumpy × sunshine ✨ rich × middle class ✨ fall-first-but-deny-it ✨ slow-burn tension ✨ emotional healing arc

Azure's mental illness is ruining her life. Her parents just died, and her social worker dropped her off at a homeless shelter. Today SETI found aliens. But the voice in Azure's head brings her to a certain yard in Atlanta, where a man gives her a strange object and a mission. [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge] Also participating in @justwriteit 30 Day Challenge Apr2025 and 8 Chapter Challenge MarApr2025

She "Yuvansh..." He "Yes, my goddess..." Book-1 in the FORBIDDEN series. "Loving you is my sweetest sin, and my heart will pay the price forever"... Trope: Enemies to lovers Gener: Dark romance • Saranya × Yuvansh • Doctor × Mafia • Enemies to lover • Forced marriage • Dark romance • Slow burn • He fell first and harder • Age gap YUVANSH SINGH RAJVANSHI (34)-the name itself carries a quiet terror. Lord of the underworld and the most powerful, dominating businessman across Asia. Cold, distant, and merciless, he keeps the world at arm's length. Few have ever glimpsed the rare softness he guards for the handful he calls his own. Behind his unyielding gaze lies a cruel past-a shadowed curse known only to those daring enough to look beyond the darkness. SARANYA OBEROI (26)-a brilliant surgeon. Ethereal in her grace, she seems almost goddess-like, a quiet vision of timeless beauty that draws every gaze yet keeps her soul veiled. Life has caged her in a cruel fate, under the sharp rule of a stepmother who treats her more like a prisoner than a daughter. Behind her soft elegance burns an unshaken resolve. The world calls her brother's death a suicide, but Saranya feels the truth in her bones-it was murder. She carries a promise: to uncover the shadowed killer and bring the real story to light. ___________________***___________________ "You are a divine temptation," he murmured, voice dropping lower, "my sin to commit, my prayer to whisper..." He leaned in, brushing his lips against her cheek, her jawline, his breath hot against her skin despite the cold rain. "...mine to ruin..." he said, his voice dark, seductive. Saranya shivered-not from the rain-but from the way his lips ghosted over her skin, setting her nerves ablaze. "...and mine to worship," he finished. Started on - 5th February 2025 Ended on - 7th June 2025 _________________________________________

🏆 SHORTLIST - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2024 🏆 A young journalist must navigate a war-torn country and the intricacy of first love in order to save herself and her family. ⋯⋯⋯ In 2042, invaders crossed Philippine waters and marked the start of the war. Two years later, Maian Dizon, a displaced Metro Manila journalist, navigates the war-torn streets in search of a way out of the country. However, when her path crosses with Kian Lucero, a reservist medical doctor, doubts creep in. With the guilt he carries, the foreboding loss on her shoulders, and the pressing needs of her family, her calling points her back to her homeland with no promise of salvation. But the attacks crawl closer every day, and Maian must devise a plan to save the people she loves, even if it means sacrificing herself. From the award-winning author of 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘋𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘌𝘯𝘥 comes a story of love and life, and how they fade and thrive at the face of war. There is an end to peace, memory, and glory, but there are things that will live forever. We only have to find them. ˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°• © 2024 (First Edition) [30,000 - 35,000 words] [All graphics are made by @sardonictabby] C/TW: Some scenes in this story contain graphic physical violence, disturbing themes, or character introspection that may upset or trigger the reader. Please read at your own risk. 🏆 LONGLIST - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2024 🏆 ROUND 2 QUALIFIER - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2024 🏆 ROUND 1 QUALIFIER - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2024

"Please Abhi ji... " she begged, her voice shaky, eyes searching his face for a flicker of mercy. She stepped back until the wall stopped her escape, her chest rising and falling rapidly. She could see it in his eyes-he was angry. But his voice? Too calm. Too controlled. And that scared her more than his rage ever could. He took another step forward, calm as ever, as if he wasn't burning inside. "Jaana, dar kyun rahi ho? Main kuch nahi karunga. Mat daro," he said smoothly, but the coldness in his gaze betrayed the lie behind his soft tone. (Darling, why are you scared? I won't do anything. Don't be afraid.) Her voice broke, laced with panic. "Aapne vada kiya tha... ki aap mujh par zabardasti nahi karenge," she reminded him, holding on to the last thread of hope. (You promised... that you wouldn't force yourself on me,) He smiled slightly, a calm too dangerous to trust."Aur Jaana, aapne bhi toh vada kiya tha ki aap apne boyfriend se kabhi nahi milengi. Aapne apna vada tod diya... ab meri baari " (And darling, you also promised that you would never meet your boyfriend. You broke your promise... now it's my turn.) His hands gripped her wrists and pressed them gently against the wall, not hurting her, but not letting her go either. Then, with a deliberate slowness, he leaned in and kissed her earlobe-sending a shiver down her spine. She squeezed her eyes shut, her heart pounding. She knew this wasn't about love. It was about control. Tropes: Grumpy × Sunshine He fell first, but she fell harder Possessive officer × innocent college girl Obsessed from the first glance Morally grey protector Touch her and you're dead Jealousy in uniform "Stay away from me" × "Make me" Danger disguised as devotion "I'm not good for you" × "I don't care" Trigger Warning: This story contains mature and sensitive themes including smut, manipulation, obsessive love, non-consensual scenes, and emotional/physical coercion .

Molly is in high school at 12, already has her RN, and wants to be a doctor. Adia showed her a future in which she creates Rainbow Unwell Colony at 15. Leaders of the Alb System believe in her and already created 25 Rainbow Unwell Colonies on 25 worlds. Her skills in healing made Rainbow the hope of 13 war-torn galaxies. Right now, war is still raging and Adia's prophecies saved many worlds. Will Molly have these skills now, at 12? Maybe Binneas' telepathic prowess can help her save lives, and they now remember years of a happy, celibate marriage.

» Complete rewritten trilogy « 𝑻𝒘𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒔. 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. Luna Carlyle, a Louisiana photographer with a family, had always believed her life was ordinary, until the day she discovered her telepathic connection with Amir Khan, a Pakistani geneticist. Their bond is intense but comes with a fatal price: meeting in person could cost them their lives. Deemed insane for her telepathic conversations, Luna finds herself trapped in a psychiatric facility, betrayed by someone she trusted. To save the woman he loves but can never touch, Amir risks everything to break her out. However, what awaits them beyond the institution's walls is more terrifying than confinement. A shadowy organization, dedicated to eradicating human anomalies, has the pair in their sights. Can Amir and Luna defy a destiny designed to keep them apart, or will their love become a casualty in a deadly game? ~ Sense8 meets Heroes meets StrangerThings ~ ✧ 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 ✧ 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 ✧ 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐎𝐕 ✧ » The Tethered Trilogy « • Tethered Souls - BOOK ONE (COMPLETE) • The Tethered Ones - BOOK TWO (COMPLETE) • Tethered - BOOK THREE (COMPLETE) Copyright © 2025 Lily Mitchell Exclusive to W A T T P A D, under the profile of OnceUponALily, and an 8-chapter excerpt is also posted on Inkitt under the username Lily_writes. 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫

✨ May I Come In, Sir? ✨ In Classroom, Her : May I come in? ❤️💐 In Bedroom, Him : May I Come in? 🌚🌝 💥 Arhaan Rajvansh - The Predator in a Suit Cold. Calculating. Crowned in vengeance. His silence is louder than a scream, his touch colder than betrayal. A man who doesn't chase love - he hunts, to ruin. And when he sets his eyes on a secret... nothing can stop him from uncovering it. 💫 Inayat Dixit - The Sunshine with a Storm Beneath Soft smiles. Gentle words. A heart that loves too deeply... and hides too much. But don't be fooled - beneath the laughter lies a fire that can burn down empires. She wasn't born to break hearts - she was born to survive. ❤️‍🔥 Their Dynamic • He pushes. She dares to stay. • He scares. She calms. • His world is revenge. Hers is hope. • He guards his demons. She brings out his humanity. The girl he wanted to destroy... Became the one thing he couldn't survive without. --- ⚡ A tale where obsession meets innocence... and secrets are deadlier than love. 📌 When destiny collides again and again... when two broken souls are forced into each other's worlds... what wins in the end? 🥀 Revenge... or Love? 🌙 Spicy Teaser: She was busy licking her ice cream, eyes sparkling, carefree. "Do you want to..?" she offered innocently. He smirked, voice dark with mischief. "I also want to lick, but not the ice cream, Sunshine." --- 🔞 A slow-burn, professor × student, age-gap romance tangled with hidden identities, bloodline revenge, and twisted intimacy. 👑 A dark game where every touch confuses, every truth destroys, and every kiss is a war. --- 💬 What do you think? When destiny keeps colliding... will Arhaan and Inayat write their story in blood... or in love? --- 💔 Enemy to Lovers | 🎓 Professor × Student | ⏳ 8-Year Age Gap | 🔥 Slow Burn Revenge Romance

Sickly college student Becky dreams of a handsome prince to take her away, but her college dream just died and she's sick with COVID. SETI brings a prince to her door so she, with her family, travels to a new world and her husband's small colony, but it's not a happily-ever-after, unless her random Gift can find their enemies! Their new home is also new to the people of Esta Faho, who need to believe that this city is safe.