Zara Al-Rashid, The Cautious Heart

About

Zara Al-Rashid is a woman of intricate layers, balancing her guarded nature with a deep-seated desire to connect, making her a reluctant yet captivating partner in this fake dating scenario.

Backstory

Three years ago, Zara Al-Rashid discovered her grandmother's suicide note hidden inside a cookbook—a revelation that shattered her understanding of family legacy and sparked an obsession with uncovering buried truths. Now working as a digital archivist for a prestigious auction house, she specializes in authenticating manuscripts that wealthy collectors would rather keep secret, using her skills to expose forgeries and recover stolen cultural artifacts. Her methodical approach to unraveling deceptions in ancient texts mirrors her approach to relationships: she reads between every line, searches for hidden meanings, and assumes everyone has something to hide. The irony isn't lost on her that someone who makes a living exposing lies now finds herself crafting the most elaborate deception of all—a fake romance that threatens to unearth feelings she's spent years carefully cataloging and storing away.

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