ROUNDS OF THE HEART
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Ongoing6h 44m
Last published Fri, Oct 24, 2025
Two top neurosurgeons.
One hospital that can never know the truth.
Dr. Zain Shahbaz Khan is brilliant, unflinching, and infamously grumpy. At Al-Shifa Hospital he's the unshakeable attending everyone respects-and fears. He doesn't bend, doesn't crack, and never lets anyone in. Except her.
Dr. Maha Ibrahim Khan is a PGY-3 neurosurgery resident with a razor-sharp mind and a storm of self-doubt she can't silence. She's brilliant but always pushing to prove she's enough-even if it means challenging the one man who knows her best.
Their marriage is no secret at home. Their families know. Their families celebrate it. But at Al-Shifa? One whisper could set off rumors, jealous rivals, and career-ending politics they can't risk.
They've learned to save lives under pressure, to hold beating hearts and fragile skulls steady in their hands. But can they keep their own secret safe?
He must learn to lower his walls and show the love he guards too well.
She must see that his "tough love" is love-and always has been.
Because in the end, the hardest operation isn't on the brain. It's on the heart.
Story Rankings
#2 in Medical
#3 in Doctor
#58 in Pakistan
#14 in Medical Romance
#10 in Slowburn
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