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Ongoing, First published Jul 21, 2025
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"Why me?" I whispered, my voice barely audible.

"Why you? Why not you? Hmm... tell me," He countered.

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Isha Sharma, once a shining swimming champion, is now a shadow of herself- haunted by a broken past and a betrayal that left her hollow. When an arranged marriage ties her to Neil Malhotra, the calm and unreadable CEO who's loved her in silence since high school, she doesn't know he's the one person who's been watching her all along.
 
But love doesn't heal overnight.
It's slow. Painful.
And sometimes, you have to drown before you learn how to breathe again. 

A reverse Grumpy X Sunshine slow-burn about healing, second chance, and the kind of love that waits.    

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