Forbidden To Love

 

Twenty-four-year-old Serenity Parker had always been in love with her older brother’s best friend, Alexander Dawson, who was two years older than her. Soon she found out that he was too interested in his underground fight clubs and boxing matches to care about her.

Alexander Dawson, being an orphan, struggled to survive in the initial years of his life. Serenity, being the daughter of a billionaire hotelier and his best friend’s little sister, was forbidden for him. With his bad reputation on the Underground fighting circuit, Serenity was forced to give up all hopes of Alexander when her brother broke all contact with him after a vicious fight.

However, five years later, when her brother patched up and invited Alexander to his wedding, what would Serenity’s reaction be? What would she do when she comes face to face with her only love after five years?

Read this powerful and roller-coaster love story full of twists and turns that will surely capture your heart.

Description

Forbidden to Love by Rituparna Darolia is a passionate and emotionally intense romance that explores the complexities of loving someone you’re not supposed to.

The novel centers on Serenity Parker, a billionaire’s daughter, who has secretly loved Alexander Dawson, her older brother’s best friend, since she was sixteen. Alexander, a brooding underground fighter and orphan, sees Serenity as off-limits, not just because of her privileged background, but because of his own troubled past and her brother’s fierce protectiveness.

Their connection is severed after a brutal fallout between Alexander and Serenity’s brother. But five years later, fate throws them back together at a family wedding, reigniting old feelings and unresolved tension.

  • Key Themes
    • Forbidden love between a wealthy girl and a street-smart fighter
    • Brother’s best friend trope with emotional baggage
    • Second chances and rekindled passion
    • Underground fight clubs, secrets, and redemption arcs

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Here’s a dramatic moment between Serenity and Alexander from Forbidden to Love that captures the emotional storm brewing between them:

“You think I don’t feel anything? That I can just walk away from you like you mean nothing? I’ve fought in cages, Serenity. But nothing hurts more than pretending I don’t love you.”

This confrontation happens after Serenity challenges Alexander about his cold demeanor and emotional distance. He finally cracks, revealing the depth of his suppressed feelings and the pain of keeping her at arm’s length due to their complicated past.

The scene is raw, intense, and layered with years of longing, guilt, and unresolved love. It marks a turning point where both characters begin to confront the truth they’ve buried for too long.