SAYTARA: Her Reign Begins
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Yesterday, Mardiyah ended a phone call with Kabir with three words: I love you. Today, he's getting married.
It has to be a joke. Fueled by shock and betrayal, Mardiyah jumps on the next flight from Spain to Nigeria. She storms into the mosque where his wedding is taking place-and publicly humiliates him. That moment? That was only the beginning of her vengeance.
But everything changes when she meets Imran.
She hadn't planned for him. She hadn't expected him. A single dad with a golden-retriever heart, Imran becomes her biggest supporter-even though he knows she's only using him to get back at Kabir.
Then things spiral. Mardiyah discovers a deeper connection to someone she never saw coming. Now, tangled in secrets, ties of blood, and a love she didn't plan for, Mardiyah must decide:
Will she embrace the truth she's been running from-even if it changes everything?
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