BarikaGolapi
Meheren Hashim is done playing her part in a life written by everyone else. Armed with a CSIR-NET qualification, a fierce intellect, and a zero-tolerance policy for nonsense, she slips out of her Islamabad home at midnight to seize control of her own future.
Enter Zayaan Qureshi: a walking disaster zone with a matte-black sedan, a dangerous family legacy, and an infuriating habit of treating high-stakes corporate embezzlement like a casual afternoon crossword puzzle.
When a dropped vintage ledger and an encrypted flash drive thrust them straight into the crosshairs of a ruthless financial syndicate, Meheren and Zayaan find themselves flung across the foggy highways and historic alleys of Rawalpindi and Lahore. To survive, they'll have to deploy organic synthesis, algorithmic hacking, and maximum tactical arrogance.
Between dodging bounty hunters, crashing high-society elite galas, and facing down their families on their own terms, these two might just discover that the best partnership is the one you never planned for.