Rule #1: Never break the rules that keep you alive. Rule #2: Don't let your family find out you broke Rule #1. Rule #3: If you break Rules #1 and #2... run. Fast. The Firdaus brothers run an empire built on honour, secrets, and the occasional violation of international law. On paper, they appear to be legitimate businessmen. Off paper, they're the reason half the city doesn't sleep at night. They are respected, cunning, and somehow still get roped into helping with homework. Bound by the ancient Tawla rules of a secret society and a strict code of conduct, their mafia thrives in the shadows. Betrayal is met with a single, unforgiving consequence: death. After a seventeen-year exile, Sinan, the eldest brother, returns to find his once-familiar world irrevocably transformed. A drug lord declaring rivalry, his younger brothers turning grey from stress, and his only son falling for the one girl he shouldn't be near. Meanwhile, the next generation of Firdaus heirs is trying to survive high school, trauma, and the occasional kidnapping, all while preparing to inherit a criminal empire. Rule #20: Secrets here are like currency. And the Firdauses are filthy rich. This is loyalty, legacy, and what happens when you try to raise emotionally stable children in an emotionally unstable environment. Nobody is normal. Everyone is armed. And family dinners are never a dull moment. Will the heirs rise to claim their destiny, or will the sins of the past destroy them all?

Book #1 of 'ek qismat' series Could be read as a standalone Ek lamha: we are just pawns in a bigger game. In a village of Lahore, two feudal families: Shah and Khan, fight for the throne ever since everyone can remember. However, what the others do not know is that once they used to be friends. One existed because of the other. After their feud, both families thought they would get rid of the other but each generation, as history repeats, attracts each other. However, it always ends the same way: the feud gets bigger. Now the new generation is trying to live up to their family name but will they be able to stay away from each other? Started: May 2025 Published: September 2025 Completed: December 2025

"You seem to be really intelligent," she said, running her fingers over the spine of my book. "More than you, I guess," I replied, trying to sound nonchalant. "Then you must know the meaning of every word," she said. "Not every word, but most of them," I replied. "Do you know what manhoos (cursed) means?" she asked. "Cursed," I repeated. "Where have you heard it?" I asked, curious-or maybe more concerned. "My Dadi Ammi says I'm manhoos," she continued. Her eyes lost the sparkle they had a moment ago. I was left speechless for a moment, wondering why a grandmother would say such a harsh word. "It seems like you don't know either," she said, her voice laced with disappointment. I stared at her face, and before I knew it, I blurted out, "Beautiful." "Cursed means beautiful," I added hastily. 🌟🌟 Alizey Haider: A girl labeled as cursed, unfortunate, and unlucky by the world- believes she isn't worthy of love. Shehryar Sultan: A boy who considers her as his entire world and loves her like breathing. A LOVE STORY THAT YOU CANT RESIST ✨️ Bitter Brownies by @author_lizz09

She's invisible. He's lethal. Azra Khalil has mastered the art of being unseen. At Whitmore Prep, where designer bags cost more than her family's monthly rent, staying in the shadows is survival. With her scholarship hanging by a thread and her family's struggles weighing heavy on her shoulders, the last thing she needs is attention. Then Tariq Azmi transfers into her school-two years older, impossibly confident, and completely out of her league. Rich. Mysterious. Devastatingly dangerous. Everything she should stay away from. He's not at Whitmore for an education-he's here on a mission. But when the elite students target Azra, Tariq doesn't hesitate to intervene. His protection comes with a price she doesn't understand yet. He's playing a deadly game. She's become his weakness. In a world where secrets kill and love is the most dangerous poison of all, Azra must navigate between her crumbling reality and Tariq's dark truth. As bodies pile up and enemies close in, she realizes that falling for him wasn't just foolish-it might be fatal. Some love heals. This love kills. Are you ready to be poisoned? Started: 15.08.2025 Ended: