nineteen-year-old Aydah has learned the art of disappearing, hiding her loneliness behind a practiced smile, her fear behind silence, and her pain behind obedience. At school, she plays the loyal friend in a fragile trio held together by jealousy and pretense. At home, she tiptoes through her family's polished chaos, But when she meets a boy who makes her feel seen for the first time, her fragile balance begins to crack. What begins as tenderness unravels into a cruel game of betrayal and humiliation, forcing Aydah to confront the cost of being invisible in a world that only notices when it's too late. Set against the glittering yet suffocating world of Abuja's upper class book traces a girl's journey from silence to selfhood, asking what it truly means to be seen, and what it costs to heal.

"I know all these cheap tricks you miscreants pull in the name of your disgusting jealousy. I wonder which motivational post you read that made you think you actually have a right to claim me as yours" he laughed, bitterly before looking into my eyes again "Aya, I never loved you, I don't love you, and I will never ever love you, so just rest for goodness sake, this is so embarrassing" With great difficulty, I swallowed the lump in my throat and mustered the strength to strike back "hafeez kenan! I wish I cared, I really do wish I cared about...everything! I'm glad to know that you don't either, but let me just warn you, you are in bondage, better free yourself before it's too late" with that, I walked out, slamming the heavy wooden door behind me as a lone tear escaped from my eye. Meet Aya Muhammad Yusi, a fulani bombshell who gives beauty a new meaning. Being a public figure and famous media personality changed nothing about her being a calm and collected modest young woman who put happiness and peace of mind above anything else. But, when things took a drastic U-turn in her love life, Aya was forced to marry AbdulHafeez Ahmad Talba, an arrogant, almost always grumpy stud approaching billionairehood. Being polar opposite, the twists and turns don't seem to have an end. do you think they will finally find their express way? Or forever remain stuck in that one pothole? Read to find out ❤️