We Were Never Married (Paperback, Ashfaq Ahmad)

They couldn’t have been more different. He carried responsibilities he never asked for, surviving Mumbai one exhausting day at a time. She was privileged, ambitious, born to chase the glitter of fame. A twist of fate forces them to live as husband and wife— strangers sharing a single roof for the sake of a safe home. No love, no promises… just a lie that shelters them both. Yet slowly, unexpectedly, the lie begins to feel like life. In shared moments, unspoken warmth, and quiet companionship, something fragile grows— something neither of them planned and neither of them is ready to name. But truth has a way of testing the strongest bonds. When the past resurfaces and choices turn brutal, they must confront what their hearts already know— Can a fake couple become real, or will the truth tear them apart forever? A tender, slow-burn story of two lost lives, an unplanned bond, and a love born from everything that should have kept them apart.