𝕭𝖗𝖎𝖉𝖊𝖘 𝕺𝖋 𝕽𝖆𝖟𝖆 𝕭𝖗𝖔𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖘 Book 3 (Can also read as standalone) Saim Raza lives under a shadow he didn't choose; judged, accused, and misunderstood. Once the effortless charmer everyone adored, he now keeps the world at arm's length, hiding trauma behind fake facad. Sehrish Imran, a psychology lecturer with a sharp tongue and a wounded past, doesn't believe in gentle men anymore. Her past has taught her that trust can rot, and safety can be an illusion. So when she is married off to a man with a dangerous reputation, she walks into the marriage ready to fight. But when the line between hatred and healing blurs, they must decide: Will they let the past define them or dare to build something real from the ruins? Can two broken people heal without destroying each other first? ✿ Troups: Marriage of Convenience Slow Burn Romance Mutual Triggers, Mutual Healing Sunshine Persona MMC x Spitfire FMC Touch-Averse Male Lead Almost Touches Broken Hero × Traumatized Heroine Emotional Angst ✿ 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: 04 / 02 / 2026 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: ________

"Some people are born extraordinary. Others spend their lives being compared to them." Kinza Khan has heard the same sentence for as long as she can remember. "Look at Ammar." "Why can't you be more like your cousin?" "He's the pride of the family." No matter how hard she studies, how many sleepless nights she spends with her books, or how desperately she tries, she never seems to be enough. Now, fate has played its cruelest joke. Dr. Ammar Khan-the family's golden child, a brilliant professor, a respected doctor, and the very cousin she's been compared to her entire life-is also her professor in medical college. In his lecture hall, she is just another student. A student who always forgets the answers. A student he never hesitates to question in front of the entire class. A student who silently dreads hearing two words... "Miss Kinza." As if surviving his lectures wasn't difficult enough, an unexpected betrayal turns both of their lives upside down. One day before their separate weddings, the truth about both families comes to light. With their family's reputation hanging by a thread, one decision changes everything. Instead of marrying strangers... Kinza and Ammar are asked to marry each other. Two cousins. One unwanted nikah. One house. One college. One classroom. And countless unspoken emotions. Can a girl who has always lived in her cousin's shadow ever become more than the family's greatest disappointment? Or will she always remain... the girl they compared?

Her groom ran away. His life changed overnight. Arifa Raheem was ready to say qubool hai to a man she barely knew... but not like this. Not after being left behind. Zayd Aziz never imagined he would take his brother's place at the altar- not out of love, but out of responsibility. One broken wedding. One unexpected nikah. Two strangers tied together by fate. She's scared to trust. He doesn't know how to express. Between awkward silences, stolen glances, and unspoken care... something begins to change. But when the past comes back knocking- will they still choose each other? Or will she always be the bride who was left... and he, the man who was never the first choice? #1 on 'halal' - 01/08/2026