Hiba

Soft. Quiet. Invisible.

That's what everyone called her.

Hiba had lived her twenty-one years like a gentle breeze-never loud, never demanding, always moving around others' lives instead of her own.
The kind of girl who whispered instead of spoke, who smiled instead of argued, who prayed quietly in the corner when the world felt heavy.

Her world had always been simple-her parents' small home, her college books, her secret collection of romantic novels she hid under her bed.
She believed in love.
In fairytales.
In a man who would hold her hand and promise her the world.

But life... life handed her a marriage to Hayaan Malik.
A man she barely knew.
A man whose name was whispered in awe and fear.

She had imagined a prince.
Instead... she got a storm.

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Hayaan

Cold. Calculated. Untouchable.

The world called him successful, arrogant, the man who had everything-a sprawling empire, respect in business circles, and a last name that made doors open for him.

But what the world didn't know... was that Hayaan Malik had walls built higher than his own mansion.
He didn't believe in love.
He didn't believe in softness.
Marriage, to him, was a deal, a signature, an obligation.

The bride his parents chose for him?
She was just another formality in his perfectly controlled life.

Or so he thought.

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Two Worlds Collide

One night, under the golden chandelier of a room that smelled of roses and fear...
A timid girl and a cold man became husband and wife.

She would fear him.
He would ignore her.

But destiny had other plans.

Because even the coldest shadows can't survive...
When a quiet flame dares to burn.

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