Author's Note

Some stories aren't just written—they are felt. Mashal-e-Mehtaab is one of them. A tale of longing, unspoken words, and a love that defies time, distance, and every storm fate throws their way.

Iman loved first, but Zavian... Zavian loved harder.

This isn't just a romance. It's fire and ice, heartbreak and healing, a slow-burning storm that will keep you breathless.

Buckle up. It's going to be one wild ride.

— With love, Warda | novespacio

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She was sixteen when she first saw him. Zavian Noraiz—untouchable, unreadable, and everything her young heart wasn't supposed to want. He was her father's best friend's son, the one who visited from London every summer, leaving behind nothing but dust and an ache in her chest.

Now, eight years later, Iman is no longer the wide-eyed girl with stolen glances. She is a woman with dreams, a future, and a PhD at Imperial College London. But fate has its own plans.

His family offers her a place to stay in their home, but she refuses, knowing too well that living under the same roof as him would be stepping into a storm. Because Zavian isn't just the boy she once loved—he is danger wrapped in a leather jacket, an underground racer with a past that whispers secrets in the dead of night.

And when their paths collide again in the heart of London, sparks aren't the only thing that ignite. There are unspoken words, buried hurts, and the undeniable pull of a love that was never meant to survive.

But love has never been safe. And neither is Zavian Noraiz.

Because the man who once left might be the only one who can protect her now.

Even if it means destroying himself in the process.

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Zavian Noraiz (27):



Iman Hamid (24):



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🔥 Zavian Noraiz: "Mujhe koi farq nahi padta tum mujhse door bhaagne ki kitni koshish karti ho, Iman... Tum sirf meri ho. Aur main yeh baat kisi aur ko yaad dilane mein ek second bhi nahi lagaoon ga." (I don't care how much you try to run from me, Iman... You're mine. And I won't hesitate for even a second to remind anyone of that.)

💥 Iman Hamid: "Tum mujhe har baar apne saamnay gira daltay ho, Zavian... par is dafa, main girungi nahi. Tum chahtay ho na ke main wapas palat ke tumhari taraf dekhun? Nahi dekhoongi. Chaahay tum mujhe tod do, chaahay khud ko." (You break me every time, Zavian... but this time, I won't fall. You want me to turn back and look at you, don't you? I won't. Even if it destroys me. Even if it destroys you.)

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Sanam Re – Arijit Singh

Uska Hi Banana – Arijit Singh

Thaam Lo – Atif Aslam

Duniya – Akhil, Dhvani Bhanushali

Bol Na Halke Halke – Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Mahalakshmi Iyer

Agar Tum Saath Ho – Alka Yagnik, Arijit Singh

Raabta (Night in a Motel) – Arijit Singh

Jee Lein – Atif Aslam

Sang Hoon Tere – Arijit Singh

Chal Wahan Jaate Hain – Arijit Singh

Tera Hone Laga Hoon – Atif Aslam, Alisha Chinai

O Re Piya – Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Alag Aasman – Anuv Jain

Zaroori Tha – Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Ranjha – Jasleen Royal, B Praak