The Velvet Silence
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Last published Sun, Nov 9, 2025
✨ Story Description - "Velvet silence "
Aarushi Malhotra never believed in love built from duty.
But when her father's fragile health forced her into an arranged marriage, saying no was never an option.
Rudraksh Singhania agreed for reasons of his own - the weight of family's expectations.
Two strangers bound by circumstances, not choice.
She still carried the traces of an old crush, while he buried his dreams behind a calm silence....
Yet, in the quiet moments - in shared glances, half-finished conversations, and the comfort of unspoken care - something gentle began to grow.
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Introduction
The Obsession of a Cursed King
He doesn't believe in God. She doesn't believe in love. But fate didn't ask for their permission. Ruthless. Feared. Obsessively in control-Rudra Singh Rathora never planned to marry. But when duty calls, he makes the ultimate sacrifice: a marriage of convenience to the innocent sister of his most loyal man. Dhanvi was never supposed to end up in a royal palace-let alone as the bride of a man who stares at her like she's prey and speaks like he's carved from stone. Cold. Distant. Dangerous. But something dark is stirring beneath the marble floors and ancestral curses. A forgotten palace. A whispered prophecy. And a voice that calls her from the shadows: "My Rani sa... my darkest desires await your return." As Dhanvi is pulled deeper into a world of rituals, secrets, and power-Rudra finds himself spiraling. Because the one thing he swore he'd never need is the only thing he can't let go of. In a kingdom where love is a weakness and loyalty is a weapon... Can a girl with trembling hands tame a man with fire in his veins? #DarkRoyalRomance #ArrangedMarriage #IndianRomance #PossessiveHero #WattpadReads #RudraAndDhanvi #CursedPalace #EnemiesToObsession #ForbiddenDesire #WattpadIndiaComplete
THE HEIR AND THE QUIET GIRL
He's the heir to an empire. She's the quiet girl no one expected him to choose. Devank Mehra doesn't talk more than he needs to. Vani doesn't talk at all unless she has to. When an old family promise ties them together in an arranged marriage neither of them asked for, silence becomes their common language. But he watches everything. And she notices too much. In a world of expectations, power, and controlled emotions - something soft begins to unfold. This isn't love at first sight. It's a story of stolen glances, unspoken tension, and the slow unraveling of two people who were never meant to fall... but do anyway. 💍 An age-gap, slow-burn arranged marriage romance. 🥀 Where silence is not the absence of love... but the beginning of it. #romance #romanticfiction #lovestory #indianromance #fiction #love #romancewriter #arrangedmarriage #slowburn #agegapromance #dominantmalelead #shyfemalelead #silentlove #tension #emotionalromance #softgirl #slowburnromance #wattpad #wattpadindia #wattpadwriter #indianwriter #writersofwattpad #wattpadstory #wattpadromance #newonwattpad #readonwattpadComplete
His forcedbride 18+
Rudra×meenu "Rudransh , I'm not the reason behind your pain... Believe me... I don't know how to prove it to you.. please trust me..leave me . Please leave me.. I didn't do anything to you. " - meenu pleaded in between her sobs with puffed Red teary eyes.. But her cries didn't melt the stone heart of him. " You fucked up my life meenakshi .. how will you think I'll leave you without destroying you from core. I will tear your soul into pieces that you can't even heal "- his poison filled words came out.. His pain - her innocence .. What happens next ?? Read the story trope " his forced bride "
𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐄 | COMPLETED
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His Unrequited Love ✓
Completed ✓ *********** The story of two individuals, one deeply enamored with the other while the other remains completely unaware of his existence. ------------------- "She is the sole occupant of my heart, the first and only woman to have ever held that place. No one came before her, no one stands beside her, and no one will come after her. She is the one and only." ~ Reyansh Rajvanshi -------------------- "I will never again allow myself to fall in love. That is how deeply he shattered me. In his eyes, I was nothing more than a mere wager in his life." ~ Aadrika Singh. #His unrequited love.Complete
Faded Dreams - His Unloved Bride
"Where shattered trust turns love into a battlefield of dreams." Tears streamed down Aishwarya's face, each drop a painful reminder of the hurt she couldn't escape. Her chest tightened, and her breath was shallow, the weight of her emotions nearly overwhelming her. She had always believed in love, in being cherished, but now that belief seemed distant, shattered by the cruel words Manveer had spoken. Her heart felt like it was burning, torn apart by the very person she had trusted the most. "No," she shouted, her voice very loud. "Leave me, Manveer. I can't live with you anymore after what you said " Her words broke, and she clutched her chest, as though the pain would consume her. Manveer's voice louder with desperation and anger . "Aishwarya, you can't leave me like this. You remember the consequences of breaking the marriage before the contract ends." But Aishwarya could barely hear him. "I remember I am your so-called wife," she said bitterly.I am worthless to you and to everyone around me." His face twisted in confusion, but she was too deep in her pain to care. She had always tried to accept him the way he was, She tried to be the loyal partner, but now, all that one sided efforts felt useless. "You never really thought of me," she screamed, her voice breaking. Manveer stood frozen, his heart breaking with every word. He knew he had hurt her deeply. " Aishwarya," he said. "Don't leave me." But she was already turning away, her eyes full of sorrow. "I'm going away from you and this world," she said, her voice trembling. Her soul was shattered So what will Aishwarya do ahead ? Will she leave Manveer and lead her life OR Accept his mistakes and the way he treated her for his betrayed past. Tropes #forced marriage #contact marriage #cold hearted #age gap #slow burn romance
Wrapped In Secrets✓
"A contract marriage and a love that wasn't supposed to happen" Aakanksha Khurana, an ambitious and independent woman, thought she had everything under control until betrayal shattered her world. After being betrayed by her boyfriend and best friend, she enters a contract marriage with Randhir Raizada, a man driven by revenge. Randhir, determined to use their marriage to make those who wronged him pay, never expected to be drawn to Aakanksha's strength and resilience. As their complicated relationship grows, secrets surface, and the line between revenge and love blurs. Will Aakanksha find healing in the arms of a him or will Randhir's thirst for vengeance destroy them both? ----------- -------- Tropes:- ~grumpyXsassy ~contract marriage ~Enemies to lovers ~Traumatic past ~Spice🌶️🌶️🌶️ ~touch her and die!! ~Possessive ML The story 18+ and and abusive language has been used in the book. Smut is included. So do not report for this because I have already warned you. Read on your own risk.Complete
𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐄
𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬- 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 1 " 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥, 𝐈 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞, 𝐈 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥" 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 was supposed to marry the younger Malhotra brother. Everything was perfect. The venue. The families. The vows waiting to be spoken. Until the groom... disappeared. And the man who stepped forward instead....was 𝐀𝐯𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐚. The older brother. The responsible one. The one who had always stood beside her... but never in front of the mandap. One moment, they were best friends. The next moment....they were husband and wife. Not because they chose it. Not because they planned it. But because sometimes fate doesn't ask. It decides. And now they must live with a marriage neither of them expected...A bond that was never meant to exist. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰... 𝐀𝐯𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 +𝟏𝟖 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬: 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 Replaced Groom 𝐎𝐧𝐞-𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬. Dear Gulab & Gulabo's, this story is being revised and will return soon. Thank you for your patience 💛Complete
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