Bound by Law
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  • Reads 3,227,577
  • Votes 126,448
  • Parts 60
  • Time 12h 41m
Complete, First published Jun 11, 2017
Mature
Highest ranking: #9 Romance & #4 in General Fiction!!! 

WARNING: I wrote this book when I was 17 so there is a ton of grammatical errors so please read at your own risk!


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Marriage is a sacred union tying two people that love each other, together. It brings happiness and blessings. 

Or that's what it should be.

The marriage between traditional Karishma Varghese and the cold-hearted Jai Agarwal was anything but. Horrible circumstances force these two strangers together. Now bound by law, they struggle with feelings of hate in what they think is a loveless marriage, both holding deep, dark secrets, capable of ruining everything. Those very secrets and differences, however, could be what brings these two together in the end.
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"Just because we're legally bound together, doesn't mean I love you." He leaned down, spitting out the next words menacingly. "And I never will." 

I tried to hold back the tears as his amber eyes blazed with anger. "O-okay." 

"Now, stay out of my fucking personal life or I won't hesitate to ruin yours." 

As he left, I broke down. The truth was, I never thought that someone could hate me so much that they'd look at me like they wanted to kill me. Especially not if that someone was supposed to be my husband. 
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Credit to @IamSumayya for making this absolutely gorgeous cover! Thank you so much for taking your time to make it! ❤️
PS. Highly unedited. Don't read if you're gonna point out every single mistake.
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