ted over his thick chest. When he saw her, he froze-Amina, the woman whose family was de

t smile. "

as he instinctively backed away. "H

ething," she said, ste

. The same kind of lavish life she once thou

ind her. "Does your new

ou still tremble when you

vously. "You ha

d, eyes dark.

drink and offered her

losure?" he aske

came to remind you that I'm n

brow. "You thi

your mother destroyed me. She blamed me for the gold theft. You said nothi

oung," he

en years. Ten years of hell. And

o cut ties. She stated that the family would experience even more shame if I visited

was s

calm. "So what do you want no

face close to his. "I want to wa

-

tment in silence. Zayn was waiting on

entered, his eyes

press the p

taking off her shoes. "He's m

best form of retaliation. Becoming

inquired whether I desir

did y

want him

nd brushing hers. "Then we

ty lights. "He and his mother have a

ng her next words, "I

-

eeks were a whir

tation. Whispers began to circle online-rumours of corruption in Jamal's family company, secr

Journalists started digg

she sat down with a major news o

t into the camera,

wn away, she declared. But I g

rds wen

ght, the Yusuf family name was no longer a

-

showed up at Amina's foundation

amonds, and enough perfume to choke

stop her, but Ami

the glass off

Shadia d

," Amina crossed her legs.

ying our name,"

Go

Take it. I'll wr

ly around the desk. "I don

hat do y

t a public confession. I want you to go

face tur

ruin my reputatio

said. "For yo

proving the illegal deal Shadia had made to

s trembled as

did you

atters is what happens i

y, the power blee

e dangerous than I th

na s

w be known to

lebrated on the rooftop of their apart

id, watching her eat chocolat

orn," she

is pocket and pull

ked. "Wha

pen

icate gold, shaped like a

gently. "It

"And this... this is

heart full of something

op

the fire of vengea

hadia may

ay have

that built her p

was ready to