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Hi! Raven here!
I just wanted to stop by and say thank you for always being so kind! You've always been really nice to me, and I wanted to say you've made me smile on more than one occasion.
I hope your holiday season goes well if you celebrate any December holidays, and also that the start of 2026 is good to you. I hope you're having a good day, and thank you again for everything you do!
I just finished the story and let me tell you this. Im sorry but I still didnt understand anything. I have questions. So ill just drop some i remember below and maybe ysomeone can clear it for me
1. What is the house? Who built it and why?
2. What was trapped inside the house?
3. I thought the house belong to vishal. But why was the house and the mirror connected to miraya
4. Why always a desai?
5. Who was kavitha? If the sacrifice is always have to be a desai then why kavitha and her sister
6. Is aanya alive in the end? Did miraya save her?
7. Who was the old maid radhi ma? How was she connected
8. What was the river underground? And the core? House? Underneath it.
9. If the house was built by vishal's great grandfather then is the women in the mirror whose memory the house was build to keep, is that his great grandmother?
10. If Miraya mother and her sister where the first victims of the house or something and kavitha desai was the furst one to become the keyholder, who was holding the house in before? From the grest grandmother period till kavitha desai
11. If the sacrifice is a deasi bride in every generation, i dont understand how is that possible?
Let me finish this rant to one final nail in the coffin - though i didnt understand anything fully and have many more doubts, the story was amaxing that it had captured and held me in till the last. I was soo hooked into the story that i didnt once moved away from it. You did a really good job. I loved it.
@jinae93 Who was the maid, Kavitha, and how was she connected? > She was a replacement for her sister like Miraya. If the house demands a Desai bride, then why did the maid Kavitha's sister disappear? > She married a Desai. The house first chose Miraya but her mom replaced Aanya to her place right? > Yes.
OH MY GOD!!!!!! NOW some things are making sense. AND THIS IS PURE GENIUS. My mind is connecting the dots, and now I'm feeling like that does make sense, but it doesn't. I think I need to sit with it for some time for my brain to make sense of it. Also, one last doubt to ask. Who was the maid, Kavitha, and how was she connected? If the house demands a Desai bride, then why did the maid Kavitha's sister disappear? also correct me if I'm wrong but the house first chose Miraya but her mom replaced Aanya to her place right?
I'm at the chapter, 'The Keyholder's Curse,' in the book 'The Replaced Bride,' and I have a question. WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?????????? I don't understand anything. Everything connects in the end, or maybe I don't have the intelligence or brain capacity to connect dots, because I don't understand anything. Sometimes something else is happening, and the next chapter talks about something else completely different. And in between all of these, Kavitha always appears like a ghost and whispers, "This house remembers. It holds memories" in an ominous voice. I'm like, I get that lady, tell me more. I'm not pointing error in your story. God trust me, I find your story to be very intriguing. It held me captive. My point is, though I ran through chapters, I didn't understand the story. So here I am asking everyone who read the story or the one who wrote it, please explain it to me so that my brain won't burst out.
Let me tell you, I just accepted my fate at this point. I'm keep reading realling believing you that the final drop will connect everything. Because i crossed like 10 more chapters after that message and the only thing I kept saying to myself that "nothing make sense but keep going. Everything will at the end"
@jinae93 Hey Heartkeeper! First of all, LMAO I swear your message made my entire day. I promise your brain is not broken. You’re not missing dots. You’re exactly where you’re meant to be in this story. ‘The Keyholder’s Curse’ is the moment where the plot intentionally feels like someone dropped a puzzle on the floor and all the pieces are spinning mid-air. That confusion? That “WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING???” feeling? Yep. You’re supposed to feel that. Here’s the deal (no spoilers): The house is revealing things out of order because it remembers differently than humans do. Miraya, Vishal, Aanya… they’re all touching different corners of the same truth without knowing it yet. And Kavita? Oh she’s not just popping up for dramatic effect—she’s literally the thread stitching the timelines and secrets together. Every time she says “The house remembers,” she’s giving you a hint… just not the full picture. ALL the chaos, all the jumps, all the whispers—they come together in the final mystery arc. Everything. Makes. Sense. You're not supposed to fully understand it at that chapter yet. But when you hit the final reveal? You’ll be like, “OH. OH. OHHHHHHHH OKAY THIS IS EVIL BUT GENIUS.” Just keep reading. The answers are waiting for you. And thank you so much for the message darling, lots of love!!! ✨ (Someone actually gave a bit of review, all the other people just read and go <33)
# A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MY HEARTKEEPERS!!!
I want to take this special moment to give shoutout to one of my friends, Iyah @Iyah-M <33 She made a beautiful cover for my upcoming book, Her Infernal Inheritance!! The details she added were so captivating. I was a bit devastated since I was unable to come up with the cover idea. But, All's well that end's well!! Thanks Iyah!!
(Y'all should definitely check her books out too!!!)
@Iyah-M
https://www.wattpad.com/user/Iyah-M
I’ve always felt blessed by the divine. Today, on Janmashtami, my first book, The Replaced Bride, has crossed 15k reads! ❤️ Thank you, Kanha ji!!! ❤️❤️ And a huge thank you to all of you for being with me on this journey; this wouldn’t have been possible without you! ✨
Dear Heartkeepers,
Two months ago, The Replaced Bride was just a flicker in my mind - a whisper of a girl forced into a marriage not her own, a house filled with secrets, and a love story that wasn’t supposed to exist.
Today… we’ve crossed 10,000 reads.
Ten. Thousand.
I'm still in disbelief.
Thank you for every read, every vote, every comment that made me smile and every moment you spent with Miraya, Vishal, and Aanya. This story is as much yours as it is mine.
And now, with butterflies in my stomach, I’m beyond excited to share that The Replaced Bride is officially entered into the Wattys 2025! ✨
Your support made this brave step possible. Your love gave this book its wings.
To my ever-growing family of Heartkeepers-
Thank you for keeping this story close to your hearts.
Thank you for proving that even the most broken stories can be rewritten.
This is just the beginning.
Love always,
Ishani
@rheavoir Tysm, my love! I'm so sorry for the late reply. I was busy with my schoolwork and exams! But, don't worry...You'll get a piece of my heart, regularly <3
UPDATED MAH HEARTKEEPERS <33
UPDATED MY DEAR HEARTKEEPERS!!
(I'll call you my heartkeepers <3)
UPDATED TODAY~
Hey fellow Wattpadder!
I just came across your story and I’d love to support fellow writers!
Would you be up for a Vote for Vote?
I’ll read, vote, and comment on your chapters — and I’d appreciate the same in return! ✨
Let’s grow together and support each other’s
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