married off his daughter

who you are, he will execute you to save his own pride. He cannot owe his son’s life to a ‘murderer.’”

“Then why stay?” Zainab asked.

“Because the boy,” the messenger gestured to the bed, “is not like his father. He spoke of ‘the angel’ as he drifted off. He has a heart that hasn’t been hardened by the city yet.”

The messenger reached out and took the continue reading …