The Imposed Love
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Last published Wed, Apr 8, 2026
A night that was meant to be tenderly unforgettable turned quietly sober.
When two people were supposed to begin discovering each other, in the way no one else ever could, they chose restraint instead.
That was how Sonakshi and Dev began their marriage.
Dev, or Dev Singh Randhawa, a man who seemed flawless from every angle... a diamond in appearance, a diamond in character, a diamond in reputation. But diamonds are not only admired for their brilliance. They are known for their hardness.
And Sonakshi Gaur, a girl who had hoped for warmth and companionship, suddenly found herself holding a diamond that felt... imposed upon her life. She was young, soft-hearted, quietly ambitious.
She wanted to understand him, to read him the way one reads an open book.
But Dev Singh Randhawa was not a man who could be read so easily. Every time she thought she had understood him, his silence revealed another layer she hadn't noticed before.
Will Sonakshi ever be able to build the bond she once dreamed of?
Or will she one day realise that Dev Singh Randhawa was never meant to be understood at all... only endured, or surrendered to?
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