(MARRIED TO THE DEVIL SON)VOLUME 3

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Zarin looked at Heaven with a disappointed and a disgusted look. It was like he couldn't believe what he just saw.

"Zarin, I can explain." Heaven began, but he raised his hand, telling her to stop.

"What explanation could make me understand the reason you are with the man who put you and your family in danger?"

Heaven knew this looked bad. She didn't know how to explain herself. Even she didn't know what was right or wrong in this situation.

"I am having a hard time Zarin. I don't know what to do and I am just trying to figure out... the situation."

"By being with the man who abducted you, held you against your will, hurt my sister and your friend and threatened your family? What... what does that mean?" He looked at her as if she had lost her mind.

"How long have you been meeting him?" He asked.

Heaven shook her head. "This is the first time. I know I shouldn't but..."

But what? Why did she go meet him?

"I was worrying for you, looking out for you all these days in case something happened to you, knowing what you went through. I never thought you would purposely put yourself in danger." He shook his head.

Heaven looked down at her hands, her eyes tearing up. She was already feeling guilty. Why was he adding salt to her wounds? Why didn't he even try to understand her?

"You have changed. You are becoming.... I don't know." He shrugged.

Heaven looked up at him. This time more hurt by his words. "What am I becoming?"

He had already said it once before. That she was changing, and it was not in a good way.

Zarin just looked away, sighing as if her question was not what mattered.

"No, tell me! What am I becoming? Why is my change so bad? Tell me!" She urged.

"You are becoming selfish." He blurted.

Heaven couldn't believe her ears. Had he called her careless, childish, stupid, then she wouldn't mind. She would even agree with him. But calling her selfish made her heart ache.

"What have I done to be called selfish?" She asked, fighting her tears. She would not cry in front of him.

Zarin shut his eyes tightly and pressed his lips into a thin line as if regretting what he said. "Heaven, I am just looking out for you." He said trying to sound calm.

"You are not my father. It is not your duty to look out for me. As a friend, you should support me and be there for me when I am having a hard time. You are not even willing to listen. You are the one who suddenly changed as soon as I told you I wanted to become a Queen." Now she was furious. He had been ignoring her all these days and now suddenly he wanted to be her protector.

If her father didn't have anything against her becoming a ruler then what was his problem?

"As I friend, I should be honest with you. You will go through a lot of hardship to become a ruler. I just don't want you to go through that." He explained.

"You don't think I am going through hardship now? Right now I need my friend the most, but he is angry at me because of the hardsh.i.p.s I might go through in the future."

Zarin dropped his shoulders as if defeated, but he didn't look at her.

"I was always here, Heaven. You are the one that left. I don't think you need me anymore."

They looked at each other for a long moment. Heaven tried to figure out what that meant. It sounded like he was abandoning her, breaking their friendship.