Haafsarh
Afreen Ishaq never imagined her life would spiral into royal drama, ancient secrets, and emotional warfare-all before her 20th birthday. As a spirited psychology student with a tongue as sharp as her mind, she's always known what she wanted-and it wasn't an arranged marriage, especially not to someone like Aasim Al-Rashid.
Aasim, prince of Katsina and decorated officer with the British Navy, returns home only to be swept into duty, family pressure, and a marriage alliance with a girl who challenges everything he believes in. With a complicated past, a powerful father, and siblings from three different mothers, Aasim has learned to navigate politics with silence, strategy, and suppressed emotion.
But Afreen is nothing like the women he's known.
She pushes boundaries. Questions tradition. Refuses to be silenced.
Their union is anything but peaceful. What starts as a clash of personalities soon becomes a battle of vulnerabilities as secrets emerge-from a past relationship that never fully ended to the betrayal of someone Afreen trusted most. As Aasim's royal world collides with Afreen's fiercely independent spirit, both must confront their deepest fears, confront generational pain, and ultimately ask themselves: can love grow where trust has been broken?
Set against the vibrant backdrop of Katsina, this novel explores themes of identity, love, betrayal, and what it truly means to belong. It's a tale of strength, survival, and how sometimes, the most unexpected person becomes your home.