The Replaced Groom by S. C. Jain

He was never supposed to be her husband.
She was never supposed to be his choice.

Sitara Singh Shekawat has spent her life learning how to take up less space—in rooms, in conversations, in expectations. So when her wedding collapses in front of everyone who ever questioned her worth, she prepares for the kind of humiliation that stays with you forever.
What she doesn’t expect is Dhruv Singhania.

A king by title, quiet by nature, and painfully sincere, Dhruv steps forward with an offer that changes everything. Not out of duty. Not out of pity. But because he has loved her for far longer than she ever knew—and couldn’t bear to see her believe she was unworthy of being chosen.
A single decision binds them together in the most public way possible.

What begins as a marriage born of circumstance slowly becomes something deeper. Softer. Dangerous in its honesty. Because Sitara isn’t broken—and Dhruv isn’t the distant, untouchable man the world sees.
And love, when it finally meets them where they stand, asks for courage. From both of them.

A story of healing, quiet devotion, and choosing each other—again and again.
This is not a fairy tale. It’s the love story that stays.

TROPES:
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It’s always been you
Substitute Groom
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