HER FATHER MARRYED HIS BLIND DAUGHTER TO A “BEGGAR”… BUT ON THE FIRST NIGHT, WHEN SHE TOUCHED HIS HAND, EVERYTHING BEGAN TO CHANGE.

He began to say his real name.

Zainab felt his fingers tighten around hers.

Then he stopped.

Outside, the wind pushed softly against the wooden walls of the small hut. Somewhere far away, a dog barked.

“Say it,” she whispered.

Yusha exhaled slowly.

“My name is Yusha Rahmani.”

The name meant nothing to her.

Silence stretched between them.

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