when petals fall
When Petals Fall
She was chaos. He was calm. And together, they bloomed—just long enough to wither.
Ibtisam is the daughter of a powerful senator, heir to an empire, and prisoner of her own past. Addicted, guarded, and quietly unraveling beneath the weight of expectation, she’s mastered the art of smiling while drowning. Everyone sees the perfection. No one sees the cracks.
Until him.
Saal is everything Ibtisam never thought she deserved—gentle where the world was harsh, persistent where she pushed, and painfully human in a world built on performance. But behind his warmth lies a secret darker than her own. A terminal illness he hides, a truth he buries to shield the one he loves from more suffering.
As the two fall into a love that feels like safety for the first time, they begin to build something real. Something raw. From secret movie nights to stolen kisses under Abuja’s gold-streaked skies, healing begins to grow between them.
But healing isn’t linear. And time doesn’t always wait for the broken to become whole.
When a tragic relapse collides with an unexpected goodbye, Ibtisam and Saal’s world begins to crumble. The petals that bloomed so beautifully begin to fall—softly, cruelly, and far too soon.
When Petals Fall is a slow-burn love story about broken people learning to choose life, even when it hurts. A tale of healing, faith, and the kind of love that leaves a mark long after the last page.