✦ 𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ✦

Dearest Gentle Reader,

Before you begin, a small note , this story takes place three years before the events of Ink of Compulsion.

Aarohi is not part of this timeline yet.

Advik exists only in fragments, somewhere across Europe, far from the empire he was born into.

This is Aditya Oberoi's story.

Before the wedding chaos.

Before the elopement that shattered the Oberoi family.

Before Ink of Compulsion.

This story takes place three years earlier, when Aditya Oberoi was still the perfect heir.

This is the story of the man who carried an empire on his shoulders...

and the woman the world never truly saw.

Before the downfall. Before the silence. Before everything changed.

The story of the perfect heir...

and the girl nobody ever noticed.

✦ 𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ✦

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✷✷Dedication ✷✷

For the people who were taught that love must always come second to ambition.

For the eldest children who carried expectations so heavy, they forgot what it felt like to live for themselves.

For the quiet girls standing in corners, unnoticed yet unforgettable to the right person.

One who was seen by everyone but understood by no one...

HIM...

And one who was invisible to the world until he finally looked at her.

HER...

~~TROPES~~

- 𝐆𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐲 × 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞

- 𝐂𝐄𝐎 × 𝐏𝐀

- 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞

- 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐔𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨

- 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞

- 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐬 × 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞

- 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧

- 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭

- 𝐇𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭

- 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞

𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 × 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬

✦ Author's Note ✦

Hey, loves! 🤍

I'm not a professional author

.....just a teenager hopelessly obsessed with fictional worlds and emotionally complicated characters.

English isn't my first language, so please excuse any mistakes along the way. I'm still learning, growing, and trying my best with every chapter I write.

This story is completely my own creation, written with a lot of love and late-night imagination.

I truly hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy creating it. And if you do, don't forget to vote, comment, or share your thoughts with me. Your support means more than you know.

And if there's ever something you dislike or think could be improved, I'm always open to hearing your suggestions kindly.

Thank you for giving my story a chance. 🤍

With love,

authorArya

@theHypotheticalShit

*June, 2026