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The star lit sky above, and the blanket of darkness around... In a heartless and ruthless land, they committed the folly of loving.
Ayat Shah, an enigmatic, exuberant, optimistic, free spirited 20 year old, and an academic excellencia from the Oxford University.
Kabir Abdullah, a blue-eyed Londoner, with an athletic build and lots of talents, sans his Harvard Business Graduate Degree.
Noorjahan Khalid Hayat, a Juilliard artiste. Well, drama it is that runs in her veins! With a pinch of glitter enough to brighten the entire world.
Saif Abdullah, the ideal big brother. Calm, collected, and very emotionally fragile. He doesn't forget. But his memories just make him smile.
Shahid Azhar, the shady one...? Well...
Qizar Ali, Ayat Shah's childhood friend, and an exceptional businessman, who knows his art well.
Amongst a load full of robust and exponentially vivid, celebrated individuals, love manages to weave a path of destiny, hope, healing, and much more.
Tales of love are timeless they say...
Will the sands of time forever bear these names? Or will the archaic times weigh down heavy, stiffling another rose bud...
For generations, the Khan and Qureshi families have been at war - their enmity flowing as endlessly as the river they fight over, and as fiercely as the land they claim. Blood has been spilled on both sides, but their code of honour never allowed harm to their women.
Until one night, an alleged Khan attack on Qureshi land goes wrong.
Aaliyah Arbaz Qureshi, the proud and fiery eldest daughter of the Qureshi household, is kidnapped in the chaos. She is later found by none other than Hashim Raza Khan, the heir of the rival family - and returned home. But in a world where honour is currency, her injured leg becomes a permanent mark, and the Qureshis demand blood in exchange for their daughter's dignity.
The Khans refuse.
Tensions threaten to ignite into all-out war... until a respected elder proposes the unthinkable: a marriage between Hashim and Aaliyah. The man accused of orchestrating the attack... and the woman whose life was shattered by it.
To prevent further bloodshed, they agree.
The nikkah takes place. An uneasy peace is born. But there is no trust. No friendship. And certainly, no love.
Then, Aaliyah is sent abroad by her family, out of her husband's reach. Hashim, still young and bound by the politics of his elders, can do nothing. Seven years pass.
When she returns, she finds the river still flows, the feud still simmers - and the man she married now a colder, sharper, and far more dangerous figure than the boy she left behind. Between them lies a marriage in name, a history of blood and betrayal, and a battlefield where politics, manipulation, and forbidden longing collide.
In this war of hearts and honour...
Love may be the most dangerous weapon of all.