Stolen Oaths

"Nice place," he said, voice low, smooth with a slight rasp.
Alya hadn't moved. Her heart stuttered in her chest, and for a moment, she couldn't speak. Cihan was here, in this house, in her space, and the air already felt different. Denser. Sharper.
She swallowed. "Hoş geldin."
Cihan's gaze lingered a beat longer before he nodded. "Good to see you, Doctor Hanim."
And just like that, her spine straightened. She wasn't Boran's wife at that moment, she was herself again. A woman with a name and a mind and a history that hadn't been erased."

-mature content in later chapters.
- An AU CIHAL storyline
-Alya thought she married a man full of charm and promise. But Boran isn't the husband he once was - secrets, control, and dangerous shipments have replaced his laughter.
When Cihan, Boran's older brother, returns, Alya finds someone who sees her strength instead of silencing it. But with every glance and every stolen moment, the line between loyalty and desire begins to blur.
Caught between a crumbling marriage, a criminal empire, and a forbidden pull she can't deny, Alya must decide what , and who, she's willing to risk everything for.