married off his daughter

greed. “Take it!” he shrieked, his voice a pathetic reed. “Take the gold! We can go back to the estate! We can be kings again!”

Zainab didn’t look at her father. She didn’t even acknowledge his existence. She reached out and found Yusha’s hand, her fingers interlacing with his.

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