fridous
Two hearts. One contract. And a lifetime of secrets neither expected.
Fridous Hassan is a brilliant, fiercely independent fashion designer. Beautiful, poised, and ambitious, she's spent her life building walls around her heart , walls her mother's strict rules and early losses only strengthened. Marriage? Love? She has neither time nor patience for it.
Zayn Khalid, a calm, composed architect with piercing black eyes and a haunted past, has his own scars, a father lost too soon, a mother gone, and a grandfather's expectations weighing heavily on him. Love? He's never dared to let anyone in.
When their families arrange a marriage neither wants, they strike a deal: a one-year contract to fool their parents. No emotional strings. No attachment. Just appearances.
But life and fate has other plans.
Thrown together in work, play, and unexpected situations, sparks fly. Banter turns into understanding. Friction melts into respect. Walls they built to protect themselves begin to crack... and suddenly, love becomes the one risk they can't calculate.
As jealousy, betrayal, and dangerous rivals threaten everything their families fought to build, Zayn and Fridous must navigate ambition, desire, and the fragile line between hate and love.
Will they stay behind the walls they've built, or will fate force them to fall... for each other?
Genres: Romance | Drama | Thriller | Slow Burn