Fatima is a Brilliant, confident, and magnetic. She runs her family's global business but wants more than power - she wants love that equals her fire. When she's angry, sad, or speaking with family, she slips into Arabic or French, and Zac can only guess what her words mean.

ᴀᴅᴀᴘᴛᴇᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴄᴏʟʟɪᴅᴇ. ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ. ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ʟɪɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴏʀᴋ. ɴᴏᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪꜱ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏꜱᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ꜰᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ-ɴᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜰᴀʟʟɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ꜰʟɪɴᴄʜ. ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴡ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴏᴅɪᴇ ʜᴜɴɢ ʟᴏᴡ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜɪꜱ ʜᴇᴀᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴜɴ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ʟᴀᴘ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟʟꜱ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴜᴘ. ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴡ ʜɪᴍ. ꜱʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʀᴜɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ꜱʜᴇ ɢʟɪᴍᴘꜱᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇꜱꜱ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ʜɪꜱ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ᴇxᴛᴇʀɪᴏʀ. ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴡ ʜɪᴍ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ꜰʀᴀᴄᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ꜱᴄᴀʀ ʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴅᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀꜱ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ᴜᴘꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀᴏᴘ ᴏꜰꜰꜱ, ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ꜱᴏꜰᴛ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜᴇꜱ, ᴠᴜʟɴᴇʀᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʟᴏɴɢᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɢʀᴇᴡ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡᴀꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴏɴꜱʜɪᴘ-ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴜꜱᴛ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ʟᴏᴠᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ꜱᴇᴀʀᴄʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪꜰ ɴᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ɪᴛ.

Fatima is still trying to find her footing in the world when tragedy strikes: someone she loves dearly suddenly passes away, leaving behind a fifteen-year-old daughter with nowhere else to go. Overnight, Fatima becomes a provider, and the only steady ground for a grieving teenager whose world has been torn apart. But while she's expected to be the strong one, Fatima is quietly unraveling under the weight of her own heartbreak. She's navigating adulthood, career pressures, financial strain, and the lingering question of who she wants to become while learning how to parent a girl drowning in loss and anger. As the two struggle to coexist in a home filled with grief, they begin to discover that tragedy doesn't only destroy but it can also reshape. Through late-night arguments, unexpected laughter, and shared memories of the person they both loved, they slowly piece together a new kind of family. And just when life feels too heavy and responsibilities too overwhelming, love appears in the most unexpected way challenging Fatima to believe that even in the midst of sorrow, there is still room for healing, hope, and second chances.ther Zatima story

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Plot Intro: Zac is a hardworking single dad who just got a job at one of the top firms in Atlanta. He doesn't realize that his new boss, Fatima, is not only smart and powerful-but also raising a child of her own. When their kids clash at school, they're forced to interact outside of work. What starts off as tension turns into undeniable attraction. But falling in love with your boss is risky... especially when secrets from the past threaten to ruin everything.

Sequel to Destined.

Living life in the spotlight can be difficult. Fatima navigates the crazy industry, a crazy ex boyfriend and a new love interest.

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