Bound by a promise

She wanted a future she could choose.
He wanted a life he could control.
Their families had already made a promise.

Aaliyah has always believed that her future belongs to her. She has dreams, ambitions, and a university life she refuses to give up for an arranged marriage.

Then her parents tell her about Zayd Ibrahim.

A man she barely knows.

A man who never asked for her hand.

A man whose family has a reason for wanting this marriage to happen.

At first, Aaliyah is determined to say no. But one conversation changes everything when she discovers that Zayd is just as trapped by the arrangement as she is.

As their families' expectations grow, old secrets begin to surface. A promise made years before either of them understood its meaning threatens to shape both their futures.

Between misunderstandings, family pressure, painful truths, forgiveness, faith, and unexpected moments of understanding, Aaliyah and Zayd must decide whether they are simply two people bound by a promise...

or whether they can build a future on their own terms.

Sometimes, the hardest promises are the ones we never made ourselves.