A Sheikh to Marry

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EW : MOHAMM

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e prisoner is not

document in front of him, stari

ve of God, explain

deep breath b

uards came to inform me,

hasn't seen her once in the last two weeks. He had only given the order for her to be fed. He's tried hard not to i

with me. Call

is cold,

the cell, his heart clenches at the sight before him. The young woman is lying on the floor, her body

breathing, b

on the untouched food trays. She ha

cold. He carries her to one of the guest rooms and lays her gen

ess, the do

pulls him out

ighness, said the doc

octor finishes his e

ss. I've prescribed the necessary

, doctor.

from the doctor's hand,

ir. Her eyes remain closed, but her

. Please, save

l down he

an rushes into the r

allet in the cell. It h

. His eyes scan it quickl

wo little girls. They

ling the truth from the start, an

e for her when she wakes

e is low

r-old American, mother of twin girls, and has been

d over again. His rage hasn't calmed. Guilt twists in his chest. He can't for

er earlier, she wouldn't have spent weeks in a c

now, we should wait for her to wake

hat eve

er eyes slowl

ject, locked away like garbage. The hunger gnaws at her, but it's nothing compared to the ache in

he misses them m

down her c

to eat somet

a'am. I just wa

cks, and she

ou're feeling, and I'm sure His Majesty Mohammed Dahar

beat. So that was

d. No, that man wi

the door opens and a tall, int

t sinks.

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n is just as

ave us alo

and slips o

ed. Standing at his full height, he towers

e clearly now. Almost half his face is burned. But

feeling, Mi

up. He called h

scare him, but his pres

..ho

hters. That means you were telling the truth from the begin

, as if the words

e sai

he believ

ere's st

. Save them. I'll

s weak, bar

ins emo

beginning. Tel

breathing deeply before

hters and threatened to sell them if I didn't deliver what he wanted. I ran to your country to find help. I thought maybe... maybe your embassy o

torm brews. Everything she says fits the reports his men bro

ur ex-husb

g the girls to a different location-maybe even a different country

ce brea

uld be a

gets up

find

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ve my

nd heads t

stepping out

. When your strength returns, I'll need you to tell me eve

. Thank

thank

hall, already dialing

two weeks, hope flic

e burden of guilt tur

rmin