13th century- The Middle East.
In the heart of the Arabian desert, Princess Laila of Al-Shujae tribe faces an impossible choice to save her people from an ongoing siege. To secure peace, Laila agrees to marry the fearsome commander of Al-Muharibun...
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Chapter 9
City of Gold-مدينةالذهب
What would hopeless lovers know of peace? When their beloved was at arm's length, they dared not reach out. Only when distance consumed them, did they mourn for what could have been.
Abdul stared out at the moon from behind the caged window, the only light within these dark, damp cellars. It filled the small space, comforting him.
"You fool," the sound of the sultan's voice made him rise from the floor. It has been a week since his imprisonment. His hope for justice was diminishing.
"I am no fool." Abdul replied, still weak from his encounter with Usman.
Ibrahim mourned. The boy before him had been bewitched by something for which there was no cure. Love.
"Only a fool would fight a general. Only a fool would stand before a man who has been undefeated. You acted with recklessness... Why?" Abdul sneered, his face barely healed from the battle.
"For your daughter." The sultan's hands shook the steel bars which separated them. "Enough!" he warned icily, glaring at the traitor before him.
"I took you in, I raised you. I trusted you with my child!" He shook his head, sighing.
"Where did I go wrong?" He asked himself, glancing at the boy. "When you let your daughter go with a tyrant." Abdul spat out, his hate not wavering.
The sultan shook his head, remorseful.
"I thought some time here would help you heal and eventually return. It seems I was wrong." He motioned towards the guards.
"Extend his sentence, there will be no hearing for now. He needs more time to reflect."
"I have no intention of changing my mind. I lived for her and I will die for her!" Abdul screamed, his mind set with purpose.
