Imagine living a life VOICELESS
*HIDDEN
*ALONE
That's Ilhaam's world.
A girl with a broken heart.
A voice longing to be heard.
A love that will change everything.
She is Ilhaam Bello Abdullahi
He is Anwar Ahmad Jada
After losing her voice in a childhood accident, Ilhaam learned to survive in silence. People call her boring, nerdy, too quiet - but inside her is a storm of feelings no one has ever truly seen.
And then there is Anwar Ahmad Jada. A man who, on the surface, has everything - brilliance, wealth, respect. A renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, admired by many, he lives a life of order and control. To the world, he is confident, untouchable, the man who saves lives without hesitation.
But beneath that polished exterior lies a heart that has long refused love. To him, marriage is a burden, affection a distraction. He has convinced himself that no woman could ever see past his status into the man he really is. Behind his walls lies a quiet loneliness he would never admit.
Until Ilhaam.
The girl with the fractured voice becomes the one person who unsettles him, who challenges his certainty, who teaches him that brokenness does not mean unworthy. With her, he begins to see that some hearts don't need saving - they need understanding.
Anwar saves lives every day, but can he save himself? Can he heal Ilhaam, or will she heal him?
She lost her voice.
He found his love.
Together, they'll write a story louder than words.
Because sometimes, the heart speaks louder than a thousand voices.
*Could you ever love a broken person?*
"I understand that you're broken," he said as he lifted her chin so she stared directly into his eyes. "But I want you to understand that it is my job to restore the happiness you lost. I am your husband now, Afrah. And it is my responsibility to make you happy. So that is my mission from now until the end of time."
Afrah stared down at her hands, feeling as though her soul was being wrenched from her body. She couldn't look him in the eye. Not after what she had gone through. Not when she still saw the devil in his eyes.
*
It is said that the most painful wounds leave the deepest scars. No one could attest to that more than Afrah Aminu. For eleven years she's kept a secret to herself, knowing that she might never be able to tell anyone.
Not that she wanted to.
But now, with the sudden arrival of a strange man in her life, she finds herself thrown into the terrifying situation of having to relive it all. As he tears down each and every wall she has set up around her heart, the memories of that haunting night come crashing in waves.
Will she be able to survive it? Or will she be crushed underneath its weight?