BOUND SERIES #1 Amina Ammar has always prioritized freedom over convention. With her father's ultimatum to provide a husband by the end of the year or marry his choice pressing down on her, she was adamant on her views of marriage, a trap and a societal contract she'd rather not sign. Desperation can twist logic, a calculated marriage to a virtual stranger might be her best chance at escaping the gilded cage that would be her fate. Aayan Muhammad Junaid's view of love couldn't be more different from his father's romantic ideal. He has dedicated his life to building his career. Now on the cusp of getting all he has worked for, an unforeseen condition makes him do the one thing he has always stood against, taking a wife. And like everything in his life, he would make sure it was on his terms. No love, no expectations. Just a practical arrangement. But the heart, as they'll learn, plays by no rules.

Airah is spoiled, pampered, and living a life of luxury-but despite all that, she's a good girl at heart. After graduating from school, she's determined to give back to her parents, providing for them just as they did for her. Her dream? To work at the biggest and most prestigious company in Abuja: RK Group of Companies. But the path to her dream is complicated by Areef Ridwan Kasheem, the arrogant, cruel, and heartless heir to the company. He's everything Airah despises-ruthless, with little tolerance for incompetence or laziness. Areef believes there's no such thing as poverty; that you're only poor if you choose to be. When their worlds collide, will Airah's dreams come true, or will she be crushed under Areef's cold, unrelenting nature?