Child of the Shadows

Child of the Shadows

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Kira has spent most of her life being told she is broken. Locked inside Sea Pines, a facility that calls itself a hospital, she is monitored, medicated and rewritten until even her own thoughts feel borrowed. They say it's for her safety. They say she is dangerous. But monsters aren't born. When a boy who refuses to look away sees her for who she really is, the cracks begin to show...inside the walls, inside the rules, and inside Kira herself. As the truth about Sea Pines starts to bleed through, Kira must decide what she is willing to become to survive. Because some cages don't break. They wake up. Not all monsters are born. Some are made.
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They called her a burden. They called her unwanted. Aarohi grew up feeling like she did not truly belong anywhere. She learned to stay quiet, to not argue, and to not expect too much from anyone. Love was something she saw from a distance, not something she felt. One night, everything changed. On a stormy evening filled with loss and chaos, Aarohi's life takes a sudden turn. At the same time, the powerful Singhania family is dealing with a tragedy of their own. A family known for strength, discipline, and power suddenly finds their world shaken. When Aarohi's path crosses with the Singhanias, nothing feels simple. She is a stranger in a house filled with strong personalities, strict rules, and unspoken emotions. Six brothers with different natures. A father who believes responsibility comes before feelings. A home that feels big... but unfamiliar. Aarohi must learn how to adjust in a family that is nothing like the world she came from. Will she always feel like an outsider? Or will she slowly find a place where she is accepted not out of duty, but out of choice? This is a story about family, healing, strength, and finding a home in the most unexpected place. Because sometimes, the people who are not related by blood... become the ones who matter the most.

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