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🌸 Introduction 1981. A time when a woman's silence was mistaken for obedience. And marriage was not always love but duty. Saanchi was married into a house where expectations spoke louder than affection. She was soft-spoken, gentle... and trying to survive in a world that had already decided who she should be. But Ravindra - her quiet, stoic husband - was nothing like the man she feared he'd be. He didn't speak much. But when he did... his words shattered walls. This is not a fairytale. This is a story of slow-burning trust, stolen glances, and a man who chose to stand with his wife, not above her. In an era where women were expected to adjust - he chose to understand. And that made all the difference.

She likes cappuccinos. He likes chai in steel tumblers. She knows hospital corridors. He knows mountain trails. Adrija Pandey has spent her whole life in Dehradun - surrounded by city chaos and the comfort of knowing every street by heart. She's a doctor, certain her love story will be nothing like the small-town romances her mother keeps hinting at. Agastya Joshi is an Indian Army officer from the quiet hills of Almora - the kind of man who can fix a roof in the rain, find the sweetest kaafal on the slopes, and loves to sleep under a sky full of stars. He's as theth pahadi as they come... and the last person Adrija expects to be paired with for an arranged marriage. But when two worlds - lattes and laaltains , collide and sparks fly in the most unexpected ways. Between misunderstandings, stolen glances, family drama, and the unmistakable charm of the mountains, Adrija begins to wonder... Maybe love isn't about where you're from. Maybe it's about where you're meant to belong. Now, between lattes and laaltains, Adrija must figure out if opposites just clash... or if they fall in love. "You belong in the city, Adrija." "Then why do the mountains feel like home... when you're there?" *********************************************** "So... where do we fit? In your city cafes or my mountain nights?" "Somewhere in between, Agastya...𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙖𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨."

As Chloe struggles to understand her new reality, unknown forces begin to stir in the shadows, and an ancient power awakens, bringing with it secrets that could change everything. Yet, in the midst of this looming storm, she turns the key to a small café on the corner-its warm lights spilling into the night. Meanwhile, her friends begin uncovering mysteries of their own, each discovery pulling them deeper into a world far stranger than they imagined also dealing with other strange things. Together, they must navigate the unknown, even as the lines between truth, myth, and destiny begin to blur. ∙∙·▫▫ᵒᴼᵒ▫ₒₒ▫ᵒᴼ ℙ.𝕊. ᴼᵒ▫ₒₒ▫ᵒᴼᵒ▫▫·∙∙ ᵀʰⁱˢ ˢᵗᵒʳʸ ⁱˢ ⁱⁿˢᵖⁱʳᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ᴬᶻᵗᵉᶜ ᶜᵘˡᵗᵘʳᵉ, ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱᵗ ᵐᵃʳᵏˢ ᵐʸ ᵛᵉʳʸ ᶠⁱʳˢᵗ ᵃᵗᵗᵉᵐᵖᵗ ᵃᵗ ʷʳⁱᵗⁱⁿᵍ ᶠᵃⁿᶠⁱᶜᵗⁱᵒⁿ. ᴵ ᵏⁿᵒʷ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ ᵐᵃʸ ᵇᵉ ᵃ ᶠᵉʷ ᵐⁱˢᵗᵃᵏᵉˢ ᵃˡᵒⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵃʸ, ᵇᵘᵗ ᴵ ʰᵒᵖᵉ ʸᵒᵘ'ˡˡ ʳᵉᵃᵈ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵖᵃᵗⁱᵉⁿᶜᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵉⁿʲᵒʸ ᵗʰᵉ ʲᵒᵘʳⁿᵉʸ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵐᵉ. I'll do my best to make this story stand out from others. It will include Spanish, a few Nahuatl expressions, and some French, each with translations provided for your convenience. 🔥Contains elements of fear and some violence. ᴺᵉʷ ᶜʰᵃʳᵃᶜᵗᵉʳˢ ʷⁱˡˡ ᵇᵉ ⁱⁿᵗʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉᵈ. ᴺᵉʷ ᵖˡᵃᶜᵉˢ ʷⁱˡˡ ᵇᵉ ᵉˣᵖˡᵒʳᵉᵈ. ᴼᵗʰᵉʳ ᵉˡᵉᵐᵉⁿᵗˢ ʷⁱˡˡ ᵘⁿᶠᵒˡᵈ ᵃˡᵒⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵃʸ. 𝑰'𝒎 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒂 𝒇𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒔, but I am intrigued writing about Paris. From here on, the remaining chapters will unfold entirely through dialogues.

When four-year-old Persea Thalassia wakes up alone in a mystical forest wearing oversized shark pajamas, she has no memories of who she was before. Found by the goddess Demeter with divine golden blood flowing through her veins, little Peri becomes the first healthy demigod child born in centuries-a miracle the gods thought impossible. Claimed immediately by an overprotective Poseidon who refuses to let her out of his sight, Peri becomes his tiny shadow, following him everywhere with her baby shark Riptide swimming alongside. But this little girl with storm-green eyes and a heart full of pure loyalty carries a power greater than anyone realizes: the ability to heal wounds that have festered for millennia. As the Festival of New Beginnings approaches, Peri's innocent questions and unwavering loyalty begin to crack through ancient grudges. Why can't Kronos be forgiven? Why don't Zeus and Hera hold hands anymore? Why are the Titans kept away from the family? Her childlike wisdom sees solutions the gods have been too proud to consider Soon, other miracle children begin appearing-Nico emerging from shadows, the twins Thalia and Jason wrapped in protective lightning, and Will glowing like a tiny sun. Together, these five godlings become the thread that weaves the fractured pantheon back together, reuniting not just the Olympians, but welcoming back the Titans and even the Primordials themselves. This is the story of how one brave little girl in too-big pajamas, who makes dolphin clicks when she's scared and grows shark teeth when she smiles, becomes the Goddess of Tides and Loyalty-and changes the divine world forever.

Every Chapter will be compiled into 5 chapters

Inara lives a gentle life. She dances barefoot beneath open skies, runs freely through the fields, and laughs as she plays with her lamb, Moon. Her days are spent caring for her family's livestock and loving the quiet rhythm of her small village. She has never known violence or chaos-only warmth, tradition, and simple joy. Salvatore was raised in danger. His world was built on blood, power, and fear. A man who ruled through dominance and force, he never knew peace until he finally walked away from the mob life that owned him. Running from his past, he disappears into a quiet village, trading noise and violence for silence, heat, and a chance to breathe. She is innocence wrapped in sunlight. He is danger sharpened by survival. When Salvatore steps into Inara's world, her softness unsettles him, and his darkness both frightens and draws her in. What begins as two lives colliding becomes something deeper-where love grows between purity and danger, and where the past threatens to destroy the fragile peace they find in each other.

In the far future, after a world-ending disease reshapes humanity, survival comes at a cost. Nations purchase sealed cultural zones, preserving their histories inside massive domes-while burying the truth of the past within forbidden technology. Raised to embody perfection, seven children-each from a different zone-begin to fracture under the ideals imposed on them. When they escape beyond the megadome, they uncover what was never meant to exist: an undocumented child, a society of outcasts, and a world that does not behave the way they were taught.

This collection of 50 poems is my tribute and celebration of the my country , The Philippines. A beautiful and verdant country and its ever resilient people. To be honest my liking of poetry has been tempered by events in my life especially my health. My job had also taken a toll of my mental powers. But upon seeing the happenings of my country and watching videos admiring how great and resilient the people of the Philippines is, I decided why not make a poetry collection about my country. The greatness and the flaws of my beloved Philippines. And so this poetry collection was created to give tribute to my country, The pearl of the orient, may she weather any storm and be resilient for all eternity. Follow me on Wattpad if you want, I am John Mark N. Luciano (@DonJuanMarco), if you saw the name of Moriones Zazadevha, that was my former Wattpad account. I would be publish One Poem, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 12:00 am(Philippine Time) (All criticism will be accepted as long as it does not contain any foul language or insults. Let us keep our Good Manners and Right Conduct. To God be the Glory.)

During the chaotic Spring and Autumn period, rites collapsed and music fell into disarray. Confucius, born into a declining noble family, set out from the small town of Zou in the state of Lu on a long journey in search of the 'Way.' ######## If you come across any parts that you don't understand while reading, please feel free to contact me.✉️🌹✉️

Two souls from different worlds. One love that waited five years in silence. Camila, a soft-hearted Mexican girl, and Ryohei, a disciplined Japanese man, meet as university students in Paris. What begins as friendship slowly turns into a love neither of them is brave enough to confess. Life pulls them apart. Time tests their hearts. Five years later, fate brings them face to face again-this time as successful adults, bound by family, destiny, and unspoken feelings that never faded. This is a story of love that waited, cultures that blended, and two hearts that found their way back home. Sometimes love doesn't disappear. It just learns how to wait.

In a distant land, two rivalling sides fight for dominance? control? power? Ideals clash, Interests diverge, control, power, wealth, fame, identity and free will. A school that holds more than just the academe, but also a complex, intertwining, political undertone. The ones you may not notice that might just be right in front of you, amidst luxury, will, the occult, the identities, the rules, are you really free? The story is still a work in progress

This is a story of a young maiden of village in her twenties as she navigates the path of her fate between fates and stories of two worlds that she'd somehow unknowingly is now being a part of as a result of a careless wish, as the new conspiracies, mystery ,secrets are being revealed. Let's join this adventure with Varsha who now had become Dhara unravels her adventrous journey to a brand new world. As they say careful what you wish for......

تۆ تەنیا پورزام نیت، تۆ ئەو نیشتمانەیت کە دڵم تێیدا ئارام دەبێتەوە🤎💍~ چیرۆکی کوردی کۆن زین~مالیک 2025/12/25♥️

In the heart of Tuscany, Aryah hides from the shadows of her past. But when Dario refuses to let her push him away, their undeniable connection draws them into a dangerous mystery - one that could uncover long buried truths, or destroy them both.

Claudine Von Brandt,a woman of class and elegance was trampled upon by her fiancé Matthias Von Herhardt for the woman he "loves" Layla Llewellyn whom she overlooked due to the difference in status. Although her engagement with him was merely political,it left her somewhat in distress as she lost the very reason why she became the "perfect lady," in order fit the title the Duchess. After the separation,she was then arranged once again to marry a man across the sea,Nicolas Zimmerman Harrington,a business tycoon who is infamous for his womanizing antics back in his country. Will this end well for her again or will the history repeat itself?

လူတွေရဲ့ အတောမသတ်နိုင်တဲ့ လောဘနဲ့ နဂါးတို့ရဲ့ အာဃာတရန်ငြိုးတွေကြား မတူညီတဲ့မျိုးနွယ်စုနှစ်ခုက မတူညီတဲ့ နှလုံးသားနှစ်ခု ချည်နှောင်မိတဲ့အခါ.....

Akshay Arora: > "I was half-dead on the road-unseen, forgotten, nothing but a body breathing its last. No one knew. No one cared. But she came. She came to me like life itself, kneeling beside the wreck I'd become, her voice trembling as she whispered, 'Yaar, neevu...' That sound-just that single breath of her voice-cuts through the chaos, through the pain, through death itself. At that moment, I wasn't saved. I was claimed. It wasn't the mercy she gave me; it was ownership. Her voice crawled beneath my skin, wrapped around my soul, and marked me as hers. From that day, I stopped existing for myself. My heartbeat, my breath, every drop of blood-belonged to her. That day was the beginning of my obsession. One word from her lips, and I was bound. She didn't just save me. She possessed me...

The one principle I initially adhered to-and ultimately violated-was: I choose older one. He has never known obscurity. He is magnificent and terrifying. Now I am his lover and a liar. Once again, I find myself grappling with an inner turmoil that threatens to engulf my world. I never intended to become personally involved in the mission. I was never meant to belong to him. I was meant to walk away Now I am his liar and a lover.

Alina Sohil has always followed what's expected from her-balancing culinary school, family expectations, and a dream she's too afraid to chase. But when she becomes the private chef for William Michaelis, a cold and ruthless billionaire, her world shifts. He's used to control. She's spent her life being controlled. But as the lines between them blur, William makes one thing clear-she belongs to him now.

Life is like a rollercoaster, it has its ups and downs, but it's your choice whether to scream or enjoy the ride... When life's rollercoaster throws you off track, do you scream, or do you hold on tight? For Ira and Rudraksh, the journey is far from smooth: one suffocating under the weight of failure, the other nursing a heart shattered into pieces. Two strangers caught in life's ugliest turns, where every step forward is a fight against invisible battles. This is not a story of being saved by each other, but of learning to live despite the wreckage, of finding the courage to stand when the ground never stops shaking. But if their paths converge-bringing their emotions and differences-will they find solace in each other, or will those very differences pull them apart? ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️ GENRES: General Fiction • Literary Fiction • Contemporary • New Adult • Realistic Fiction ⚠️ Disclaimer: This story is a work of imagination, entirely original and fictional. Any resemblance to other works is purely coincidental. Please do not plagiarize, copy, or translate it without the author's (Jambudweep's) written permission. ⚠️ Ownership: All characters, plot, dialogues, poetry, and storyline belong to me, the author. I do not own any images or songs used; they belong to their respective owners. ⚠️ Content Warning: This story contains emotionally heavy and socially sensitive themes. I experience alexithymia, which means I may not always recognize or describe emotions in the usual way. Because of this, I cannot guarantee advance warnings for every scene. Please read at your own discretion and take care of your wellbeing. Thank you for checking out my work!