The Arranged Marriage
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MatureComplete Wed, Jul 29, 20264h 32m
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This story includes dark romance, emotional abuse, coercive behaviour, and intense tension. Reader discretion is advised.
Rosalind is forced into a marriage with a man still in love with someone else, navigating cold nights and cruel words. But as she begins to choose herself, the man who rejected her realises he might lose everything.
©2026 Shalini Chakraborty. All rights reserved. This is my original work; please do not copy or adapt it without permission. Any resemblance to real persons or events is purely coincidental.
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