I choose you anyway
- Reads 1,534
- Votes 499
- Parts 28
MatureOngoing2h 55m
Last published Sun, Jan 11, 2026
In a marriage forged out of necessity, Dhruvika and Hrishikesh navigate the messy web of family pressure, trauma, and unspoken feelings. Dhruvika, a strong-willed café owner, is recovering from an abusive past and the burden of guilt, while Hrishikesh, a cold, witty trauma surgeon, struggles with his own hidden scars. Thrown together by fate, their relationship begins as a way to keep her safe, but what starts as a protective arrangement may evolve into something deeper. With sharp banter, unhealed wounds, and the weight of their families' expectations, can they survive each other-and perhaps, find a love neither expected?
All Rights Reserved
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
Her only 𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐄
BOOK 1 OF #HOPE SERIES Ahana, a girl who longed for nothing but love. Deprived of it by the very people meant to give it, she ventured into the world searching for the warmth she was denied, only to end up meeting with betrayal and ruin. Aastik - A mercilessly tycon by day and the darkest nightmare in someone's life by night. A man who found peace in the shadows because LOVE was a luxury he was never meant to have. Love was something they never believed in. He never searched for it, and she never trusted it. But life had its own plans... they didn't know what was written in their fate. In her eyes, he found a kind of peace he didn't know he needed. In his presence, she felt safe and seen, maybe for the first time. They weren't looking for love, yet it found them anyway. But healing isn't that easy, right? Sometimes scars run too deep to face and trauma has a way of coming back when you least expect it. Will their love be enough to hold them together or will their past tear them away?
Wounded Love ✅️
|| Indian Arrange marriage romance || ☆---•°○°•---☆ They were tied together by a thread, we name as marriage but she wasn't ready. Aadhya Malhotra, Being betrayed by the love of her life on her wedding day, she had to marry him to save the reputation of their families and the one incident grew the thorns of insecurities around her heart. Aayansh Rajvanshi, who had everything one could ask for, a loving family, caring friends but that one person who he always craved for but hated at the same time. Growing up while fighting with his emotions and the only thing he could express himself was anger. How things will turn out when these two will try to cross each other's boundaries. Will they be able to heal each other or will things get more messed up when some incidents of their pasts will start effecting their present. To know, walk through their journey with your author ♡Complete
Ehsaas : Love Unnamed
"He fell first. She's still pretending it's nothing." A slowburn set in monsoon soaked hospital corridors. Drishti doesn't do feelings - especially not during 36-hour shifts. Vihaan doesn't say much - but he notices everything. She's a first-year Medicine resident, guarded and always two steps away from connection. He's a final-year Surgery resident, steady and stubborn in a way that unnerves her. They meet in the middle of hospital corridors, morning rounds, and monsoon evenings - where nothing's ever said, but everything's always felt. She's breaking, slowly. He's already decided he's not leaving. ~ Ehsaas : Love Unnamed [Book one of Ehsaas series] 🩺 Indian medical romance | 🌧️ Angst | 🔥 Slow burn | ❤️🩹Healing loveComplete
DESERT ROSE - A Royal Love
!! DAILY UPDATES !! 𖤓𖤓 She didn't ask for this marriage. He never believed in love. But fate locked their paths. Iravika only wanted peace. Ranvijay only wanted to win on his ego. And this wedding? It was never about love. But sometimes, in the middle of lies, hatred, and old secrets... Something unexpected begins. Something that feels like love. A slow-burn story of two people tied by an arrangement... And the war between heart and hate. This is the story about how the rose bloomed in the dry desert. This is the story of healing. 𖤓𖤓𖤓𖤓 ✔ Enemies to reluctant lovers ✔ Royal family politics ✔ Revenge with hidden motives ✔ Small-town girl × ruthless heir ✔ Slow burn attraction ✔ Secret family scandal ✔ "You're mine now" energy ✔ Jealousy and possessiveness ✔ Heartbreak-to-healing arc ✔ One Bed ✔ "Who did this to you" ✔ Innocent her and melting on his innocence him (This book has all Hindi dilouges translated to English so you can proceed if your first language is not Hindi ✨🧿)
Written in Shackles
Book 3 The Ruthless Ties Series A love doomed from the start, a forbidden love born in the shadows of a world where loyalty is a weapon and betrayal cuts deeper than any blade. Enemies or lovers? For years, they buried their feelings beneath silence, pride, and the lies they told themselves. In a world where nothing is safe and everything comes at a cost, love was their greatest risk-and their deepest wound. Written in Shackles, the third book in The Ruthless Ties Series, dives into the wreckage of two hearts bound by a past too heavy to escape. It's a story of stolen moments, of desperate touches and reckless hope, set against a dark world where survival demands blood, sacrifice, and unbreakable strength. Their hearts have been bruised, battered, and betrayed-but the real battle is only beginning. Because in this world, love isn't enough. To survive, they'll have to fight for each other... and sometimes, against each other. Prepare to have your heart shattered, rebuilt, and shattered again. This isn't just a story about love. It's a story about what you're willing to lose-and who you're willing to become-for it.
Frosted Hearts and Velvet Scars (under review)
⚠️ Content Warning: This story contains themes of emotional and physical abuse, forced marriage, child loss, and trauma recovery. It explores healing and love after deep pain. Please read with care She was the future queen married to the crown prince, but was he really Prince Charming? He beat her every time a daughter was born. He kicked her out when she didn't bear an heir for him. Now, they push her into a new marriage with a stranger. He was dead inside. Commander Rayansh had it all, until the woman he trusted stole his son and his fortune. Now he hides and is filled with cold silence. They are forced together. They are both ruined goods. But in a dark, quiet winter home, the broken bride and the angry soldier start to see each other's wounds. Maybe the deepest scars can make the strongest love. A dark, slow-burn romance where two people who lost everything find a new, burning light.
BOOK 1 OF #HOPE SERIES Ahana, a girl who longed for nothing but love. Deprived of it by the very people meant to give it, she ventured into the world searching for the warmth she was denied, only to end up meeting with betrayal and ruin. Aastik - A mercilessly tycon by day and the darkest nightmare in someone's life by night. A man who found peace in the shadows because LOVE was a luxury he was never meant to have. Love was something they never believed in. He never searched for it, and she never trusted it. But life had its own plans... they didn't know what was written in their fate. In her eyes, he found a kind of peace he didn't know he needed. In his presence, she felt safe and seen, maybe for the first time. They weren't looking for love, yet it found them anyway. But healing isn't that easy, right? Sometimes scars run too deep to face and trauma has a way of coming back when you least expect it. Will their love be enough to hold them together or will their past tear them away?
More detailsContent Guidelines