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He is not a hero. He never wanted to be.

Arvayth Shauryavansh-the Lord of the Abyss-a man carved from silence, wrath, and shadows. His past is soaked in blood, his heart buried beneath layers of scars. In his eyes, there is no mercy-only danger, only destruction. A villain the world fears... and a man who refuses to give love, or accept it. For in his darkness, love can never survive.

She is light.

Eshvika Sharma, a small-town girl with dreams brighter than her laughter. Her heart is kind, her soul untouched by cruelty, her only wish-to open a little tea café and live free, far from cages called "marriage." But when her sister is taken from her in the most brutal way, Eshvika swears vengeance. And her path of revenge leads to him.

A marriage bound by convenience.
He weds her for duty.
She weds him for war.

But behind the veil of enmity lies a labyrinth of secrets, betrayal, and truths that can shatter them both. Because in the abyss where Arvayth rules, love is forbidden... yet devotion may bloom like fire in the dark.

A story of mystery, revenge, and a love as dangerous as sin.
Because sometimes, even villains are written into prayers.
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"𝖲𝗍𝗈𝗉 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗍 𝗆𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍." "𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗉 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎'𝗋𝖾 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝖿𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖺𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗆𝗒 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎'𝗏𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝖿𝗈𝗋." "She entered his world wearing silence like armour. He welcomed her with nothing but hatred." A wedding with no explanation. A connection neither of them chose. Trapped in a world of power, control, and unspoken tension, two strangers are forced into a bond that neither understands, nor wants. But in the quiet moments between hate and indifference, something darker begins to take shape. Something sharp. Something real. In a mansion ruled by control and shadows, she stands quietly, the girl he refuses to accept, yet can't ignore. In his eyes, she's a lie. In hers, he's the storm she was never ready for. One was fire hidden under layers of silence. The other, ice that refused to melt for anyone. It's not love. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘵. But it's burning. And in a place where emotions are forbidden and intentions are masked, this fire might just destroy them both before it saves either. But how do you escape something you never asked for? What do you do when silence starts to feel like home? And what if the one person you shouldn't want... is the only one who sees you? Only one thing is certain - 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘬. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘴. AAROHI × DHRUV Book one in the Burnt Crown Series

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𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐇𝐈: 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 | 𝟏𝟖+ by avareyy_

"𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝑴𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒇𝒆." "You are going to stop this damn marriage. RIGHT. NOW." His voice was a low growl, barely human. I froze. "And who the hell are you to tell me that-" But before I could finish, he closed the distance between us in a blink. His breath hit my skin like fire. One hand gripped my jaw, his thumb and fingers squeezing my cheeks as if daring me to speak again. His eyes, dark and unblinking, held something far more terrifying than rage. OBSESSION. He leaned in, whispering at the edge of my neck, his voice a dangerous murmur. "The moment you chose to marry him, you dug your own grave." His grip tightened. "I was trying," he hissed pulling my face closer to him, "I was really trying to be nice to you. But you-" A bitter smirk curved his lips. "You make me a monster every single time." That night, Arohi Raichand was forcefully married... Not to the man she was raised to get married- But to the man the world feared. Her worst nightmare. Advansh Rudra Singh Rathore. She was a prisoner in the golden cage of a mafia king who was once declared insane. A girl caught in the cruel chaos of a love so twisted... it poisons everything it touches. But obsession is not love- and possession, not protection. This isn't a love story. This is a war between hate and hunger. Between fire and frost. Between a girl who wants to escape- And a man who would burn down the world just to cage her again. Welcome to the beginning of Arohi and Advansh's story. A story of possession, madness, and a love that was never meant to be gentle. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ • An Indian Force-Marriage Dark Romance • This book is mature and 18+ due to highly adult content, age-gap, and mention of BDSM.

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𝐕𝐈𝐇𝐀𝐀𝐍: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝟏𝟖+ by TaleTeller1411

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