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

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Her breath caught.

“My father?”

“Yes.”

The words hung in the air like a storm about to break.

“Years ago,” Yusha continued, “my family owned land in this region. Farms. Businesses. Half the river trade passed through us.”

Zainab felt her stomach twist.

“And then?”

“Your father took it.”

Her pulse pounded in her ears.

“What do you mean took it?”

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