The story follows 24-year-old umar Faruq, who has just proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Balkis. Their future is shattered when Faruq's uncle and aunt die in a sudden accident, leaving behind their 7-year-old daughter,Noor khadija. Faruq discovered months prior that his uncle-a man of traditional and rigid beliefs-had legally "betrothed" khadija him to ensure she would never leave the family's protection. Now, faruq is not just khadija's guardian; in the eyes of their traditional community and his uncle's will, he is her future husband.

London boy (Taylor's version )

love, loss, longing, destiny, heartbreak, memory, healing, silence, what-ifs, fate, almost, devotion, nostalgia, closure, surrender, unspoken words, growing apart, gentle ache, time, acceptance

"If the world had only you, it would be enough, until it wasn't" -Anwar Hussein Hakimi. "Racing the limits, until I'm no more" -Karima Aliyu Arqam. *** The closets you can get to the definition of a perfect life is probably Anwar Hakimi's life. His wife was lovely, his children adorable, and his life content. When fate catapulted Karima Aliyu into his life, he had the best plan; provide for her, and that's it. He saw her as nothing but the little sister in their family gang. Until-one stolen kiss at a time-she wasn't. *** Karima stopped expecting much from life since her father denied her cousin sister's involvement in theft, yet said it was something she could do. Her life wasn't exactly rocky, at least not materialistically. She had her siblings and her family gang, so things really weren't complicated. Until she had to marry Anwar, one of her best friend's husband, then all hell broke loose. *** This is a work of fiction, I don't push or support any ideas or opinions of the characters in the book, all pictures belong to their respective sources.

Aya Book One of the Shettima Series Dive into the life of Aya Usman Aliyu Shettima. If you think you can handle her story... read on and find out ;) Trigger warning ⚠️ this book hurts. And it doesn't just hurt a little it cuts deep.

Surrayya doesn't do complications. Life is sweet when you keep things simple- bake, paint, watch F1, and avoid emotional entanglements. Feelings? Too messy. Love? Too risky. She'd rather stick to what she can control: her dreams, her business, and her ever-growing collection of car facts no one asks for. Hafiz likes life structured. Numbers make sense. Investments have predictable outcomes. He has always believed that with enough discipline, life can be controlled. But lately, he's starting to realize- some things aren't meant to follow a formula, proving that even the best-laid plans can crash and burn. Their paths weren't supposed to cross. And yet, somehow, they crashed into each other-in the most unexpected place. She's all spontaneity; he's all logic. She runs from feelings; he's learning to confront them. Neither of them is looking for love, but love? It might just be looking for them. Because sometimes, the best things in life happen when you're not paying attention.

A situation where two completely different people are brought together by fate - you would think the famous 'opposites attract' line would apply to them also. But would it??? They say opposites attract. Nobody warned them about what happens when they repel. Tasneem was warmth, noise, and colour. Zayn was silence, discipline, and distance. Their arranged marriage was never supposed to be a love story - and for a long time, it wasn't. But love has a way of arriving exactly when you've stopped looking for it. And sometimes, it takes losing everything to understand what you actually had. Some hearts find their way back. But the journey back is never simple. --- "You can't go out until we've had this discussion Zayn" I voiced He glanced at me daringly and stood up leaving me alone in the study I'd really like to see how he goes out with a busted Tyre I ran out of the room and got the nails which I had once come across at the store, running to his car, I placed them carefully in front of the tyres, as soon as I was done, I ran back in almost getting caught Yes I'm a bad person, I know I sat in the sitting room, waiting for the outcome of my actions and soon enough he came back yelling my name I don't know where he learnt to yell, I hope I'm not driving him nuts "Sumayya!" He stopped as he saw me at the sitting room smiling sheepishly I don't even intend to hide the fact that I damaged his tyres "Oh how comes you want to talk to me now?" I batted my lashes "What did you do to my car??" Well..... Have fun❤️