by Mubbashir Shaikh
In the quiet streets of Sultanahmet, Gabriel Elias and Grace Magdalene prayed for a child—and were blessed with Celeste, a daughter born of love and answered prayers. But fate had more to write. One night, Gabriel discovered another abandoned infant, Seraphina, left to die in silence. He carried her home, and together, the couple raised two daughters: one born of prayer, the other of mercy. Yet destiny does not ask permission. A prophecy warns: “One is born to heal. One is born to burn. Their paths will diverge—and only one will remain.” As Celeste grows into fire and Seraphina into light, their lives unfold in secrecy, separated by their parents’ desperate attempt to protect them. But fire cannot be hidden forever. Shadows rise, scars deepen, and the prophecy begins to stir. Born to Burn, Born to Heal is a haunting saga of love, betrayal, and destiny—where family becomes sanctuary, mercy becomes rebellion, and two sisters are bound not by choice, but by fate.
