Umar Khalid is a man of discipline-wealthy, devout, and as cold as the winter breeze. Zunaira Sheikh is everything he isn't-spirited, distant from faith, and unprepared for the marriage that binds them. ------ Zunaira fumbled with the hijab pin, her fingers trembling as she tried to fix it. Umar, leaning against the doorframe, watched with an amused glint in his usually cold eyes. "You're going to poke yourself," he murmured, stepping forward. Before she could protest, his fingers brushed against hers, effortlessly securing the pin. Her breath hitched. "I could've done it myself." "Of course," he smirked, his voice teasing. "But then I wouldn't have an excuse to be this close to my wife." ----- Tropes Arrange marriage Family dynamics He fell first she fell harder Spritual ------