COMPLETED ✔️✔️ "I don't want to argue with you, Z." Karim gritted out. "Stop calling me that, Karim." Zaira growled. "Do not refer to me by my name. You'll refer to me with my title. We aren't even friends to begin with." Zaira glared and Karim glared back with the same intensity. "Give him to me willingly and I won't send this any further, Z. I'll even give you the chance to see him. I'm being generous even for you. So just take my offer." Karim said calmly. "You've got to be crazy. Why on Earth would I give him to you? What do you even want him for?" Zaira said angrily. Karim exhaled. "I see. My lawyers will be in touch with you soon. They'll try to settle this privately with you. But if you still decide to be stubborn then we will meet in court in the coming weeks. I won't be so generous then." Karim turned away without waiting for her to speak and walked out of the house. He shuffled through the snow which got into his shoes. He hated snow. The car door to the back was already opened for him to enter. "Let's go. And get my chief attorney on the line." Karim told Ali. "Yes Sir." He closed his eyes and inhaled deeply before exhaling. And with the escape of breath from his lungs came a lone tear from his eye. For the first time in a while, he allowed the tear to drop. ** They knew they were paired from the very beginning but destiny didn't side with them. Pain was etched into their daily lives. Yet none would back down from what they thought was necessary. Pain was a small price to pay. Lies and secrets. Pain and sorrow. Love and Passion. Continue the journey of a not so happily ever after fairytale. Because happily ever after existed in only fairytales. And this was not a fairytale. **This can't be read as a stand-alone. You have to read With Souls, Paired first. This is the sequel to it.** Book 4 of The Secret Series Started: March 2021 Ended:

Hello, I'm Afrar Massoud-only daughter of a billionaire. Half Arab, a top fashion designer in Africa, and unapologetically egotistical, I've always believed the world begins and ends with me. My father's pride, his only link to my late mother-I've lived life on my terms. Until now. Even love has limits, and my father is about to make a decision that changes everything. Then there's Marwan Navid-a brilliant orthopedic surgeon with a twisted sense of control. Born to a Fulani mother and Arab tycoon father, he walked away from his broken home, determined to win at everything. He met me once. And decided I would be his. Now, the game begins. What happens when two powerful egos collide? Can love grow between two people who refuse to bend? Or was this marriage doomed from the start?

In a tale of love and loss, they must choose between bitter resentment and unexpected romance. Can they overcome their differences and find a way to happiness, or will their rivalry lead to ruin?...What happens when two best friends fall in love but their families are at war and had hidden a dark secret from the world? Should the best friends fight for their love or give up on their love? What would happen if they uncover the truth behind their parents dispute will it make them stronger or break them?.....Read to uncover the story of love,hatred,greed and death in Abba's and Ihsan's life.... •••••• "Your father is one of the top three richest man in the world!" Abba exclaimed making ihsan giggling at his expression "Yes I am,but that doesn't make me any different from other people" Ihsan shrugged "Wow I'm really at lost of words" Abba shook his head in amazement "At first I thought you will be a spoil brat and only talk to people who are above or the same level as you" Abba added looking at ihsan's beautiful dark skinned face that was shining under the sun "I'm not that way I guess, and quit acting as if you aren't also rich" ihsan glared playfully making her best friend chuckle "Bye, I need to go before dada looks for me" Ihsan waved Abba bye and scurried back to the party "Ihsan I hope you weren't talking to that Abba boy, him and his family are bad people stay away from them" Ihsan's father strictly warned making her nod her somberly........... RANKED NO.1 KADUNA ON 4TH MAY 2025 RANKED NO.2 AREWA IN 2025