The Heart's Gamble by Ishkoo at Inkitt
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The Heart's Gamble

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Summary

MIRA SHARMA: She believes she's cursed......everything she touches falls apart. In trying to protect her family.....she became the reason they were torn away. Now..... she lives in the shadows of her guilt.....afraid to love..... afraid to feel!!!!! RAGHAV AGNIHOTRI: He believes he's meant to protect-everyone he touches should be safe. His first love ended in tragedy, not because he couldn't help... but because he didn't. Now, he's vowed never to stand by again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ But what happens when a protector meets someone who believes she can't be saved? Will Raghav shield Mira from the storm inside her-or will she pull him into her chaos? Are they destined to drift apart like distant shores... or find healing in each other's wreckage? When Raghav meets Mira, their worlds collide-light meets darkness, guilt meets redemption. Can he save her without losing himself? Or will loving her mean his own destruction? Two hearts. Two beliefs. One gamble. Welcome to The Heart's Gamble-where love isn't a promise, it's a risk.

Status
Ongoing
Chapters
49
Rating
4.3 3 reviews
Age Rating
16+

Introduction

Hello everyone!!

Thanks for opening this book. I hope this book will keep you engaged throughout the story.

Here are a few things you should know before starting to read this book.

1. This is my very first book. It is a standalone and will have no further parts.

2. This book is unedited. So, please ignore the errors here and there.

3. This book shall be treated as an escape from reality. Everything in this book is fictional and any relation to the real world is merely a co incidence.

4. There might be plot holes. So, bear with me as the story unfolds.

5. English is not my first language. I don't have a good English vocabulary. So, ignore all the grammatical errors and repeated use of words.

6. All the positive feedback will be accepted with open heart.

7. Do not try to copy my work. But, you can make reels on Instagram and youtube for promotion purposes only, prior obtaining my approval.

8. I apologise for all the imperfections you have to go through during this read beforehand.

Trigger Warning:

1. Mention of suicide

2. Other mature themes

Copyright ©️ 2025 by Ishkoo

All rights are reserved

No part of this book can be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission of the copyright owner.

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Thank you so much for your lovely feedback!!

a year
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I'm ready to dig in! 👍

a year
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Hi Ishkoo,

I just finished reading your story The Heart’s Gamble and I loved it so much. Your writing is amazing, and I kept thinking how cool it would look as a comic especially the emotional tension and moments of silent vulnerability.

I really loved the opening Board Meeting scene in Chapter 1, where Mira is forced into a fake marriage with Raghav to protect her family it felt cinematic, full of subtle expression and unspoken weight that would translate beautifully into sequential art. And the moment in Chapter 6, her nightmare scene, where her guilt and trauma bleed through the dream imagery it’s gorgeously haunting and ideal for visual storytelling because it’s atmospheric and draws the reader into her internal world. I’m a commissioned artist, and I’d love to draw your story into a comic/manga. No pressure though, I just think your work would look awesome in comic form.

You can check out some of my recent work on my DeviantArt (Username – Ev3Verse). If you’re interested, please message me on Discord (Username – Eve_verse) so we can bring the story to life visually. I'll be waiting to hear from you!

Regards,
Evee

a year

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