Hate Me Gently

"If loving you means becoming the villain in your story... then I'll wear that title forever, as long as I remain the hero in your heart."

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Hate Me Gently

"Some souls don't fall in love... they are born carrying each other's names."
She was his first smile, his first heartbreak, and the only woman his heart ever chose.

He was the boy who silently followed her footsteps, the man who stood behind her in every storm, and the husband she never wanted.

Fate separated them when they were too young to understand love.
Destiny brought them back together when they had already learned how to hide it.

An arranged marriage binds two hearts that were always meant to beat for each other, yet misunderstandings, pride, and unspoken wounds turn every glance into a battle. She mistakes his silence for indifference. He hides his love behind cold words, believing that protecting her is more important than being loved by her.

But love has its own language.
It lingers in stolen glances.
It hides in jealous hearts.
It lives in gentle touches that last only a second.

In every argument, he is the first to walk away... only to turn back and make sure she is safe.
In every tear she sheds, a part of him breaks in silence.
He never asks her to love him.
He only hopes that one day, she'll notice that every heartbeat of his has whispered only one name-
Aradhya.

As forgotten memories return and hidden truths unravel, they discover that some love stories aren't written by destiny alone... they're written by every sacrifice, every longing glance, every sleepless night, and every silent "I love you" left unspoken.
Because true love isn't about finding someone new.
It's about realizing...
the person your heart has been searching for was standing beside you all along.