Alive in shadows : A tale of secrets
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Sara Fatima - 23, a young dentist. Smart,mature,responsible graceful, quietly strong. She's not used to the chaos of politics, but destiny throws her into it.
Majid Ali Khan - 32, a cold, calculating politician. A widower who lost his wife two years ago in mysterious circumstances. His silence speaks more than his words - power, pain, and secrets all buried behind that calm face.
Their marriage is arranged, but it's more strategic than romantic... until emotions start to complicate everything.
Sara Fatima never imagined her quiet life as a young dentist would cross paths with the country's most enigmatic politician, Majid Ali Khan. Two years after the death of his wife - a tragedy still whispered about in political corridors - Majid agrees to marry again, not out of love, but necessity.
Sara, chosen for reasons she doesn't yet understand, steps into his grand yet hollow mansion as his second wife. The cameras flash, the world watches, and Majid's eyes never reveal what his heart hides.
But as she begins to notice inconsistencies - a photo hidden, staff afraid to speak, the late wife's room untouched - she realizes her marriage is not just a union... it's a mystery.
And Majid Ali Khan - the man of steel - might not be the hero she thought he was.
Or maybe, he's the only one who can save her.
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