Heartbeats In The Dark
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Sultan El Faruk was never meant to live an ordinary life. But even he didn't know how far from ordinary he truly was until the death of his beloved wife shattered the last light in his world.
In the silence that follows, secrets stir. Whispers of a legacy buried beneath blood and power. A throne, a nation that will burn without him.
By his side stands the woman he once married in name alone Areefa.She was always there, unshaken, unseen for what she truly was Now, as danger closes in, she becomes his anchor, his mirror... and perhaps his undoing.
Together, they must face a past riddled with betrayal, a present built on lies, and a future cloaked in destiny.
But as truth bleeds into vengeance and loyalty tangles with love, one question remains:
Will the darkness consume them-or will they survive it together?
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