Emotionalthriller Stories

In this city, you are remembered only while you're awake. The moment you sleep, your name is erased. Your face becomes unfamiliar. You vanish from photos, from memory, from everything. Lyra hasn't slept in six years. She wanders the city like a ghost with a heartbeat, surviving on caffeine, fear, and the ache of being completely alone. Until she meets Ezren - a boy who remembers her. Even after sleeping. He shouldn't exist. But he might be the only one who can help her remember who she truly is - before she fades away for good. A story of identity, loneliness, memory, and the impossible need to be seen.

BUY NOW ON AMAZON https://a.co/d/isA00ci Elena Carter thought she knew the man she loved. She thought she knew her best friend. She was wrong about both. When a shocking discovery shatters the life she's built, Elena is thrust into a dangerous world of hidden identities, forged alliances, and betrayals that cut deeper than lies. As she races across continents to expose the truth behind a man with more identities than memories, Elena uncovers a conspiracy so twisted it threatens to consume everyone she cares about-including herself. With every clue leading to another deception, every confession unraveling into another secret, and every moment pushing her toward a truth she may not survive, Elena must learn that in a world built on illusions... nothing is what it seems-not even the people she loves most. A pulse-pounding romantic thriller filled with heartbreak, obsession, and the haunting question that lingers long after the last page: If love can be faked... how do you know who to trust?

Damien Aves never meant to stay in Bangalore. He came to disappear. But the city had a way of pulling ghosts back into the light- especially when they encountered someone who reminded them they were once human. Reyna Balan is not a woman who needs rescuing. She's an IPS officer who built her strength out of loneliness, discipline, and a moral compass that hasn't broken - yet. The first time they crossed paths was an accident. The second time was fate. The third time was a mistake that neither could undo. Reyna isn't supposed to know Damien exists. Damien isn't supposed to care whether she lives or dies. But something in her - her stubbornness, her integrity, her fire - keeps dragging him back into a world he abandoned. And something in him - the quiet, the pain, the control - makes her question everything she believes about monsters. Their lives don't collide in explosions. They brush, like flint against stone, slowly building a dangerous heat. As Bangalore's underbelly twists around them - corruption, old crimes, buried names - the truth emerges: They were never meant to save each other. But they might be the only ones who can live with each other's darkness. And that is what destroys them. This is not a love story. This is two damaged people finding warmth in the wrong world. A slow-burn that hurts. A bond that shouldn't exist. A connection that cannot last. ©kalkibaby2025

When a broken woman stands on the edge of a bridge ready to end it all, a stranger's voice stops her - a man named Faith, whose warmth feels too real to be human. What begins as a rescue spirals into a haunting love story that blurs the line between dream and reality. Flora wakes in a small orange hut surrounded by endless green fields - a world too beautiful to exist, yet too vivid to be a dream. As she and Faith build a fragile sanctuary of laughter, longing, and unspoken pain, she starts to question everything she remembers... and everything she's forgotten. Who is Faith? Why does he know so much about her? And when the truth finally surfaces, will love be enough to keep her alive - or will the orange hut become her final escape? "The Orange Hut in the Greenscapes" is a breathtaking tale of trauma, rebirth, and the thin, trembling thread that separates healing from hallucination - and love from illusion.

At a lavish wedding inside the ancient Khurana Haveli, wedding planner Tara Gupta senses something far darker than celebration - the spirit of Myra Malhotra, the bride who died in red on her wedding night, still haunts those walls. What was once called a suicide was, in truth, a betrayal. Now, as love and fear intertwine, Tara and Advik Khurana are drawn into a chilling mystery where the past refuses to rest... and the bride in red is back to finish her story. I am the author of this story

Harsh Saxena-one of the city's most celebrated lawyers, a man known for his dignity, brilliance, and the perfect family he treasures. With his loving wife Riya and their little daughter Roka, his life looks picture-perfect... until the night that shatters everything. Enter Sneha-a stunning, seductive, and dangerously magnetic editor whose charm hides something far darker than anyone can imagine. What begins as a reckless one-night mistake soon spirals into a nightmare Harsh never saw coming. Because Sneha is not normal. She's obsessed. She's unpredictable. Now Harsh's once-peaceful home becomes the battleground of a deranged woman's mind. Every smile of Riya... Every laugh of Roka... Everything he loves is suddenly at risk. Can Harsh protect his family from the havoc he invited into their lives? Can he outrun the madness closing in on them? Or will this devil in disguise win-because not every story ends with a hero's victory... and not every night with a stranger stays forgotten. Dive into "She Won't Let Me Go"-a gripping tale of obsession, fear, betrayal, and the terrifying price of one wrong decision.

In the dazzling world of Mumbai's art scene, celebrated painter Armaan Kapoor becomes dangerously obsessed with Anaya Rathore, a psychologist who sees beyond his fame into his loneliness. What begins as inspiration turns into obsession, blurring the lines between love, art, and madness. "The Mirror in Her Eyes" becomes both his masterpiece and his undoing-a haunting reflection of desire, loss, and the price of being seen too deeply.

> "She was made to survive. He was trained to kill. But neither of them was ready for the truth hidden in her blood." When Aira discovers she's not who she thought she was, her world begins to fall apart-again. A missing sister marked as SV-03. A mysterious boy with too many scars. And a drive holding secrets worth dying for. As she runs from enemies who created her... and memories that betray her, one man stands by her side - Rivan. Cold. Dangerous. Protective. But the closer they get to the truth, the more it hurts. Because some chains aren't just around the wrists - they're wrapped around the heart. 💔 Will Aira survive the truth about her bloodline? 🖤 Will she ever find the sister she never knew existed? 🔥 And will love save her - or destroy them both? - 🌙 Dark Romance | Emotional Thriller | Hindi-English | Indian Characters | Mystery, Sibling Bond, Slow Burn, Painful Past Read now. Cry later.

A notorious ex-gangster hides in a quiet home, pretending to be harmless. But someone knows who she really is. And when tragedy strikes, the city will witness a storm they thought they buried.

Nova Greene was never supposed to survive or remember. After a brutal attack, she wakes up in a robotic body... with no heart, no organs, and only fragments of a stolen life. Someone sold her soul to science. Now she wants it back.

"I don't know who I am. But I know someone wants me dead." She was found alone in the snow. Barefoot. Bleeding. A name-Eli-carved into her skin. She doesn't remember what happened. She doesn't remember who she is. Detective Isaac Quinn doesn't believe in coincidences. The moment he lays eyes on the woman, something inside him stirs-a memory buried too deep to surface. She's not just a victim. She's the key to everything. The deeper they dig, the more the truth unravels into something neither of them are prepared for. Because someone is hunting her. And the closer she gets to remembering, the more she realizes- She might not be the one in danger. She might be the danger. But if she's the monster... Then who is the one watching them from the shadows? A gripping, emotional, and heart-stopping psychological thriller that will leave you breathless. Perfect for fans of Gone Girl, The Silent Patient, and Behind Closed Doors. ⚠️ Trigger Warnings: Psychological trauma, memory loss, murder, grief, and disturbing themes.

In a future torn by war, Captain Crystal Mariano fights to uncover the truth behind her sister's disappearance. But when loyalty bleeds into betrayal and science turns soldiers into monsters, one secret lab will decide who's still human-and who's already gone.

Story Description - "He built a career bending the truth - now the truth is about to break him." Title: Beyond the Law- The truth "When winning is everything, the truth is the first casualty." Description: For star lawyer Aryan Mehta, winning isn't just a goal - it's an obsession. With an unbeaten record and a wall of victories to prove it, Aryan knows how to bend the truth just enough to make it work in his favor. But when his ruthless tactics bury evidence tied to a forgotten tragedy, his past threatens to unravel everything. Ishita Verma has spent four years chasing justice for her younger brother - a life lost to corruption and lies. Her grief drives her relentless pursuit of the truth, even if it means putting her career - and herself - at risk. When Ishita's investigation collides with Aryan's most celebrated victory, their lives intertwine in a dangerous game of manipulation, guilt, and redemption. As Aryan's perfect streak faces its greatest threat, one question remains: How far can you run from the truth before it catches up with you? In a world where winning means everything, losing might be the only way out.

She was blamed for her parents' death. Raised under a grandmother's cruel words, she grew up carrying guilt heavier than her own heartbeat. When a kind stranger asked for just two days to prove love could heal her broken soul, she reluctantly said yes. In those two days, she found care, warmth... and the courage to marry him. But the 24th flat they moved into was not a home. It was a graveyard of whispers. A place where shadows watched, walls spoke, and every kiss felt like a warning. Now, torn between a love she never believed she deserved and the darkness that refuses to let her go, she must face a truth more terrifying than death- sometimes, the ghosts outside are nothing compared to the ghosts inside.

WARNINGS: GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF VIOLENCE; BURNING; USE OF MAGIC; (Not Witchcraft, though it is described as such. The magic is MADE UP, and therefor harmless); THIS HAS REFERENCED BOYXBOY, THOUGH DEPENDS ON HOW YOU INTERPRET IT To add: Those are based in a made-up world, that does not consist of our own map or any historical one. It only is very referenced to the real world and its historical events. Summary: [One shot] Burning of a witch in your un-friendly neighborhood, though he claims to be an innocent little boy. Though is he really not a witch? Is he really still just a human? All from the POV of the witch. Wrote this when I was bored, do not expect this to be perfect. I am a sucker for good grammar though, so if you see anything. If you want more chapters for this (Other POV's, backstories, etc.) you can comment and ask nicely LOL.

The chaos never ends. Orin, Kael, Lyra, and Skibbi thought they'd survived Resonara's deadliest Discordants-but a new, darker threat has emerged from the shadows. Bigger. Smarter. Hungrier. Every pulse of power, every surge of Echo, and every goddamn heartbeat matters as they face enemies that blur the line between life and nightmare. Blood will spill, chaos will reign, and nothing-absolutely nothing-is predictable. Brace yourself for swearing, brutal battles, and edge-of-your-seat tension as the war for survival escalates beyond anything Orin has ever faced.

After the fallout, society changes. Rules are set. Suppression rises. Ethan has spent his entire life in New Haven, one of the first new civilization settlements. Born far after the events in 2015, far after the war that literally changed the face of the Earth. He experienced none of that. His life has been simple. Go to school, learn to be a productive citizen, work, and suppress. At age twenty, after a life changing dream and a mysterious note, Ethan wakes up to the new world he's been apart of. Now Ethan must escape his family, his city, and everything he knows so he can survive. The outside world is his only option, and the people he finds are his only option. Set on a path with them, the Empaths, Ethan must fight the suppression, the environment, and the superpowers eliminating his kind.

One witness. One murder. Zero truths. When a high-profile murder case shakes the city, all eyes turn to Rhea Sinha-the sole witness who refuses to speak. Haunted by a past she's buried deep, Rhea knows testifying could unravel not just the case, but her own carefully guarded life. But when Arjun Mehra, a sharp and relentless defense attorney, is assigned to the case, everything begins to unravel. He's determined to uncover the truth. She's desperate to protect it. What neither of them expected was the fire that ignites between them-even as the lies pile higher. As secrets bleed into the courtroom and shadows from the past come crawling back, Rhea and Arjun must decide: How far are they willing to go for the truth? And what happens when the only witness left... is running out of time?

Inaya runs a grief counseling service for the broken-hearted, but there's just one problem.... she's not a real therapist. What began as a desperate hustle to survive turned into a strangely therapeutic game : she listens to people mourn their lost lovers, takes notes, asks the right questions... and gives the wrong advice. But when several of her clients start describing eerily similar tragedies, lovers dying under mysterious circumstances, all somehow connected to one man - Inaya's carefully constructed lie starts to unravel. That man is Rayaan: quiet, unreadable, and too familiar for someone she's supposedly never met. As Inaya dives deeper into the pasts of the people who died, and into Rayaan's haunted world, she begins to question her own history - the fragments of fire she dreams about, the name she doesn't remember, and the truth she might've buried to stay alive. What if the man she's investigating is the one person who's known her all along? What if the stranger... was never him? She Was Never a Stranger is a fictional dark romcom-thriller where laughter covers trauma, love hides behind lies, and healing comes with a body count. >>>She fell for him without knowing the truth. He knew the truth and still didn't fall back. Because some love stories aren't written to end well - they're written to be survived.

Aarav enters a rehab center to forget his past - but memories of a girl he never knew start haunting him. Tara, the girl who helps him heal, hides a secret darker than his trauma. When love turns into revenge and truth resurfaces, Aarav must face the one person he can't remember - or forgive. A psychological thriller about memory, guilt, and redemption.