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  • Whisper's of destiny  بقلم ashii_verse
    ashii_verse
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    🌌 Whisper's of Destiny 🌌 By @ashii_verse 🖤 "Some stories aren't meant to be told. They're meant to bleed through silence... and leave scars where no one sees." --- Avni. Soft. Subtle. Almost invisible to the world. But beneath her quiet grace lies a storm she's too afraid to name. She doesn't raise her voice. She doesn't ask for more. She simply exists - until he sees her. The man no one dares to look in the eye... yet she meets his gaze with trembling honesty. Rajveer. Sharp mind. Cold presence. A man who speaks less and controls more. He doesn't crave love. He craves silence, control, and order. But there's something about her - the way she lowers her eyes when he speaks, the way her fear doesn't hide her truth - that draws him in like a storm waiting to be unleashed. --- ❝ You look at me like I'm human, Avni... ❞ ❝ But I've spent my whole life making sure I'm not. ❞ ❝ And still... ❞ ❝ You make me want to be yours. ❞ --- This is not a love story. This is restraint and desire at war. A girl too soft for his world. A man too dangerous for hers. And a fate that ties them together - not gently, but violently. He doesn't know how to love. She doesn't know how to leave. And somewhere in the silence between them, something begins to burn... slowly, darkly, beautifully. ✨ Whisper's of Destiny - a haunting slow-burn of longing, power, and a love so quiet... it leaves nothing untouched. ---
  • 𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐀 - 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐄 بقلم Dee_writes_
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    𝘼𝙣 𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙣𝙙-𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚, 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨. 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙫𝙤𝙬 𝙣𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚, 𝙮𝙚𝙩 𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩. . . . . . 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓 - 𝟏𝟐/𝟎𝟑/𝟐𝟓 𝐄𝐍𝐃 - ......
  • Her Obsessed Kidnapper بقلم iamdelulugirl
    iamdelulugirl
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    (Guys this is a dark romance about how he fall in love with her and get obsessed she hate him will she ever love him? )
  • Veils of Lies بقلم soha_writess
    soha_writess
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    𝑳𝑬𝑮𝑨𝑪𝒀 𝑶𝑭 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑬 : 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 Nayantara Singh, a strong-willed corporate lawyer, has a past she can't escape, a past that continues to haunt her even as she steps into an engagement with Ishaan Shekhawat, the successful and determined CEO of Nirvana Groups. Torn between guilt and desire, Ishaan's love for Nayantara remains unwavering. Even as betrayal and chaos consume their world, their passion ignites in a storm of emotions, leaving them both craving more. Will love survive the veils of temptation and deceit, or will it be shattered forever? TROPES ✨ ╰┈➤ Second-chance romance ╰┈➤ Protective Hero ╰┈➤ Guilty Heroine ╰┈➤ Miscommunication ╰┈➤ Healing love ╰┈➤ Opposites attract ╰┈➤ Unlikely Redemption ╰┈➤ Protective Family
  • Manan - Arrange to Fall in Love (Thread 2) بقلم malvika0911
    malvika0911
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    Well this is continuation of the before story...
  • Hopeless Love بقلم shimmery_M00N
    shimmery_M00N
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    I, Olivia Ashen, one of the top designer, professional, competitive and Elegant. For me the life is all about collecting stars in life's Jar. Love, feeling, emotion has no place in my life all I want is to be unbeatable. I left Montelure to Velmaria to prove myself but then one fine day I realized how a heart beats feels like but it was too late to realize I was already engaged to someone who is second to none and love sounds fictional to me but don't know why I still feel heartache while saying goodbye to him.
  • Found (Deltarune OC X CANON WIP) بقلم Idkwhattowrite59
    Idkwhattowrite59
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    This is an oc x canon with Rouxls Kaard from deltarune and Ivory (My oc)! Rouxls Kaard and Ivory were great friends when all four of the kings ruled together! One day, Ivory felt like she was getting "too close" to him and she started avoiding him. When she got confronted about it, an argument started. After the argument, Ivory took her things, left the whole kingdom and swore she would never come back. That was until the Chaos King took over and found her wandering right outside the kingdom. He declared that she wouldn't be locked up, but as a punishment, she would have to work with Rouxls Kaard. How will their journey go? That's for you to find out! (Note: This is the first fanfiction thing I'm writing, so forgive me if this isn't interesting or "good", thank you and enjoy!)
  • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 بقلم CityxAngel
    CityxAngel
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    "𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞" | Book 1 in 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 | (1st year arc) At the Archon institute ,you don't get power by High grades and charming smiles. It's calculated, stolen and traded. 𝐇𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐥 𝐑𝐮𝐛𝐲 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 enters as a solitary individual. Believing that she's not here to make freinds. She's here to win. She's here to stay at the top. Ranked at the bottom class D. She's surrounded by useless and incompetent people. She only sees one road ahead : Winning She's determined to destroy anything that stands in her way, until she meets someone who can be a thorn in her path, or someone who is ready to put anything or anyone at stake 𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐲 Cold. Calculating. Lethal A genius playing the fool. A man with Method in his madness. A lethal weapon in human skin. The Trojan Horse of class D. He's not here to win. He's here to conquer. He's here to destroy. He's here to reboot. His motives as unclear as his strengths. No one knows who he is, what he is or how he is. He exists as someone who works from the shadows, the hidden asset of class D. The first year begins at the Archon institute. Trust becomes weakness. Betrayel becomes strength. The line between right and wrong non existent. There's only one goal : "Reach to the top" First year, One class, Twenty students 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙨 ?
  • A Sin Signed in Vows بقلم inknmidnight
    inknmidnight
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    Some men are gentle for once. And it ruins them. A drunken mafia heir. A bride caught in the wrong moment. A marriage that should have never happened. Or maybe... it was never a mistake. Read to find out.
  • Hard Lines بقلم EliseNoble
    EliseNoble
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    Lights, camera, run for your life... Violet Miller never wanted to be a star, but fate conspired against her when she won the lead role in Hidden Intent, the latest experiment from acclaimed director David Jackson. Part movie and part reality show, the production takes over Violet's life. She's soon battling against a jealous co-star, a horrific script, and an A-lister who thinks the world revolves around him. Then the anonymous gifts start arriving... As the torment continues, the studio grudgingly hires bargain-basement bodyguard Dawson Masters, a man with his own secrets. Which will catch up with them first-Violet's stalker or Dawson's murky past? Hard Lines is a romcom suspense novel with a protective, former military hero, a small-town heroine, and a touch of vigilante justice. HEA guaranteed!
  • STILL BETWEEN بقلم flyinginblues
    flyinginblues
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    Between silence and sparks, love waits. Serene and Rhevan begin in ease-shared smiles, gentle conversations, and a comfort that grows without effort. Being together feels simple, almost instinctive, as if something warm is quietly finding its place. But beneath that softness, silences start to linger. Certain moments feel unfinished, certain truths remain untouched. As time passes, what once felt light begins to carry depth, and emotions they never planned for slowly surface. Eventually, they arrive at a moment that demands a choice. To hold on would mean facing what they feel and what they fear. To leave would mean protecting themselves from what honesty might cost. Caught between comfort and courage, neither option feels easy-and standing still is no longer possible. Still Between is a tender, slow-burning story of connection and revelation, capturing the moment when affection becomes undeniable and love waits at the edge of a decision.
  • I Signed A Contract To Be His Dead Wife.  بقلم cuchendu
    cuchendu
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    Aria Quinn needed money to survive. ‎She never expected to sign a contract that would erase her identity-and bind her to a man mourning a wife who was never meant to return. ‎Adrian Blackwood is powerful, cold, and untouchable. His wife, Seraphina, died under mysterious circumstances... or so the world believes. When Aria is hired to step into Seraphina's life-to wear her face, sleep in her room, and carry her name-one rule is made painfully clear: ‎She must never fall in love with her husband. ‎But pretending to be a dead woman comes at a price. ‎The mansion whispers secrets. ‎The servants watch her too closely. ‎A woman who shouldn't exist recognizes her face. ‎And Adrian's grief slowly twists into something darker-possession, desire, and a dangerous hunger for the woman standing in front of him. ‎As the line between contract and reality blurs, Aria uncovers a truth far more terrifying than Seraphina's death. Someone doesn't want her playing the role of a ghost. ‎Someone wants her erased. ‎Because if Aria discovers why Seraphina really disappeared, she may become the next woman who was never meant to exist. ‎ A dark contract marriage ‎ Hidden identities & obsession ‎Forbidden desire ‎Dead wife trope with deadly secrets.
  • Wanna Be Yours || THV بقلم taevekoo
    taevekoo
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    «وقـع فـي حـبّهـا أولًا... و هـربت منـه قبـل أن تـلتـفت» كـانت تظـن أن العـادات سـتنقـذها منـه... و أن مـكانـتهـا كـزوجـة ثـانيـة سـتُبـقيـه بـعيـدًا عـنهـا لكـن مـا لـم تـتوقـعه هـو ذلـك الرجـل، الـذي لـم تـهزّه امـرأة مـن قـبل... و لا اسـتطـاع أن يـكبـح نـفسـه أمـامهـا مـهمـا حـاول هـي التـي تخـاف المـصيـر المفـروض عـليـها و هـو الـذي يـقتـرب مـنهـا كـأنهـا الشـيء الوحـيد الـذي يـريـده حـقًا و عـندمـا يـتحـوّل الهـروب إلـى انجـذاب، و الـثبـات إلـى رغـبة لا يـمكـن إخـمادهـا... يبـدأ القـدر فـي رسـم قصـة لـم يـقصـدها أيٌّ مـنهـما لـكنّـهمـا يـصيـران جـزءًا مـنهـا رغـماً عـنهـما *لـيـونـارد تـايـهـيـونـغ روتـشـيـلـد *ألـيـسـيـا والـتـون بـدأت 21/04/2024 غـيـر مـكـتـمـلـة *تـصـنـيـف الروايـة : زواج إجـباري *يـمـنـع مـنـعـا بـاتـا تـشـبـيـه روايـتـي أو الـنـسـخ و الـاقـتـبـاس مـنـهـا
  • DEAR QUANTAM ILLUSTRATOR  بقلم AureliaaWrts
    AureliaaWrts
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    ╰┈➤ˎˊ˗𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐌 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐱 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 ;𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 #𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐌 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒: 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫! 𓂃۶ৎ 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐚𝐚𝐫! 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐢, 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐩𝐲𝐚𝐚𝐫 -𝐯𝐲𝐚𝐚𝐫! 𝐊𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐮, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐰 𝐊𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐢, 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐤𝐡... 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐣𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐲, 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐝𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢, 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 - 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥, 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮
  • Thorn Of Sabr بقلم _jenestine_
    _jenestine_
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    Life was a struggle for a young woman who'd faced her share of heartache. Just when she thought she'd found peace, love turned her world upside down. A man, once driven by perfection, lost everything that mattered his health, memories, and sense of self. Their paths, once connected, now seemed lost forever. But fate had other plans. Join them on a journey of love, loss, and redemption. Can they rekindle what's been lost? or will their love remain a distant memory?
  • The Lost Silver Anklet and The Silent Wars (The Family Saga Series 2) بقلم MeriMasoomiyat
    MeriMasoomiyat
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    Series 1 - The Silver Anklet and The Red Dupatta- contd (Reading Series 1 first is recommended, as it will help you understand the characters' journeys and feel more connected to their story in Series 2.) "In the silence between them, even empires forgot how to stand." "She left her peace with him; he kept her memory cast in silver." "The anklet wasn't a memory - it was the last thread of his sanity." "Love was never their weakness; it was the blade they learned to wield." They say silence can't kill. They've never met Aarish Siddiqui. Once a boy who wrote poems under moonlight, Now, a man who rules the city through calm and control. Every word is measured. Every emotion locked away. The music is gone. The ink has dried. But one secret still breathes in the shadows of his empire - a silver anklet, the last echo of the heart he buried. Across the city, Alina Raza fights quieter wars - long shifts, fading dreams, and a brother slipping into darkness. Her world is small, but it's clean. Honest. Until the law fails her. Until Aarish Siddiqui's name enters her life like a curse. And the man she once saw as a stranger becomes her captor, her enemy, her fate. She despises the arrogance behind his calm. He despises the peace that still lingers in her eyes. He stands for power. She stands for truth. Every glance is a collision. Every word, a blade. Every meeting burns; every silence wounds. And somewhere between their defiance and pain, something forbidden begins to bloom - fragile, furious, inevitable. But somewhere between fury and survival, silence changes its shape - Becoming a promise neither can escape. And when the empire burns and the truth unravels, she will leave behind the only proof that love ever existed between them - An anklet twin to the one he kept. He protects through power. She fights through faith. Together they become the storm they once feared. Two pieces of silver. Two broken souls. One war never meant to be won.
  • Legolas: From Twilight to Dawn (fan-fiction)  بقلم fanfic_legolas
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    (Hate story+Love story) Elen is not a princess, nor a bride..she is a warrior, a swordmaster and in every elf eye she is just an ordinary commander she_elf. But in reality, she is something Far darker.
  • Tongues & Leather بقلم orphicram
    orphicram
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    23 year old Lillith Morrin lives in a small duplex by herself in San Francisco, California. Here, she works at an art supply store called "Artistic (B)Rush", which she thinks has a cheesy name but she enjoys working there. Life is normal, or as normal as it can be; working at day, listening to music and exploring hobbies at night, drinking coffee and trying to find a purpose in the world. Then, Lillith has an awkward experience with her bosses boss (Elliot Sabash/Mr. Sabash). This awkward interaction leads to an interesting turn of events. But, what? Read Tongues & Leather to find out.
  • More Than Words Can Say بقلم acereidd
    acereidd
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    Alan Wyatt's life is simple-early mornings at the bakery, quiet evenings at home, and a future he can almost predict. That is, until Theo Ryder shows up. Theo is rude, distant, and everything Alan can't stand, but their forced time together at the bakery turns their hostility into an unexpected connection. As the walls between them begin to crumble, Alan realizes the truth behind Theo's guarded eyes, he learns that love can grow where it's least expected-and sometimes, it's the things left unsaid that mean the most.
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    vrindalove
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    She follows rules. He follows instincts. When a murder refuses to behave like a murder, medical examiner Nora Blackwood and crime consultant Theo Vale are forced to work together-despite seeing the world in opposite ways. But the case isn't the only thing watching them. As secrets surface and lines blur, their connection deepens into something dangerous-something neither of them can control. Because some connections aren't meant to be safe. They're meant to change you. SCENE He was close, too close. The scent of him-wood, smoke, something darker-filled my senses. "You should leave," I said, voice trembling. "I don't think so," he replied, voice low, dangerous. The tension between us snapped like a wire, sharp, electric. My pulse betrayed me. My mind screamed, but my body... obeyed.