PROLOGUE
~PROLOGUE~
Marriage is often seen as a union built on love, trust, and mutual respect. Yet, for Inara Ahmed, it was a decision that came not from the heart, but from a deep sense of duty—a duty to her family, her faith, and the life she had never quite envisioned for herself.
When the day arrived, and she said “yes,” it wasn’t the passionate promise one might expect. It felt like a quiet vow—not to the man standing before her, but to Allah. It wasn’t a love story that started with hearts racing or sparks flying; instead, it began with a promise rooted in trust, belief, and the hopes her family held for her future.
What Inara couldn’t have anticipated was that the man she agreed to marry, Armaan Malik Hamdani, was far from a stranger. In fact, he was the same distant, unapproachable figure she had once crossed paths with at university. The man with the cold, lifeless eyes, whose words had often been sharp, whose emotions appeared to be buried deep within. He was the one she had silently judged, never imagining that one day she would stand before him as his bride.
As she sat there now, hands trembling in her lap, she couldn’t help but wonder: how much did she really know about the man she had just bound her life to? The room around her seemed to blur, time slowing down as the weight of the decision she had made hit her. Was this really her choice? Was this marriage a path she truly wanted? For the first time, she began to question everything—her beliefs about love, her commitment to her faith, and the life she thought she had chosen for herself.
In that moment, Inara realized how little she understood about the complexities of love and marriage. The journey ahead would not only require faith in Armaan but also in herself.
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