Bintu ardo
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An emotional tale of self-destruction, survival and healing woven through a society where tradition and expectations often speak louder than truth.
To the world, Farida Bintu Ardo is a bitter, emotionless disruptor who finds peace in chaos. But beneath her sharp tongue is a woman who has spent years mastering a dark art of survival-shielding herself with choices she knows are sinful, and burying truths that were never meant to stay hidden. She believes she is finally in control.
Until her world crosses paths with Saleem Kabir Jega.
Haunted by his own past regrets, Saleem carries deep scars beneath a mask of restraint. He is everything she didn't see coming.
When their forced union becomes the very reason the fragile life Farida fought so hard to protect begins to unravel, her desperate defenses turn against her. Will she finally face the truths she has hidden from the world, or will her dangerous need for control destroy her completely?
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