Chapter 22 - The return

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"Good morning Rani sa. This is your captain speaking. We have successfully landed in Sharaaj, at
Al-Nour, the capital city. The current temperature outside is 15°C. Please remain seated with your seatbelt fastened until the aircraft comes to a complete stop and the seatbelt sign is turned off. Thank you for flying with us today. We hope you have a pleasant stay."

As soon as the plane landed Alina got up from her seat with her hand bag, her other luggage taken care of by the airport staff.

When the jet's door slowly lowered, revealing Al-Nour's airport inch by inch, the first thing Alina saw was the lights from the airport. The whole country was cloaked in the darkness of early morning with the sun yet about to make its appearance.

When the door fully opened and she took her first step out of the flight she was greeted with the chilled air of Sharaaj. It made goosebumps rise over her skin even when was fully covered.

She took a deep breathe of the spine chilling cold air of the desert and sighed

'Nothing changed' she thought while reminiscing the past when she was first greeted by the cold air of this country

She suddenly felt warmth surround her and looked back only to find the flight attendant with a polite smile on her face draping her with a coat

"It's Rana sa's order" she replied to her unasked question

She just smiled back at her and wore the coat properly knowing her fussy husband will throw a tantrum if he got to know that she rejected it.

She took another deep breathe, steeling her heart to face whatever was about to come in this Goddamn Country.

"Ya Allah, just help me get through the time here without any problems or unnecessary situations" she sent a silent prayer to the Almighty and set her right leg down and climbed down the stairs

There was a buggy waiting there with her luggage in it

She just frowned at that thinking who called for it, then just let the matter slip as she thought it might be the flight personnel

She took a seat in buggy and looked at the cabin crew of her flight who stood there looking at her. They bowed to her in what felt like a good bye

"Thank you" she said with a smile on her face and noded at them. The buggy then moved forward.

She looked around the airport watching the place after nearly two years.

It brought back nostalgia which made her Little bit emotional. She looked forward to face the challenge.









A man was looking at the buggy which was moving further into the airport.

It was Sheikh Rayyan-Al-Ashraf

He kept a hand on the floor to ceiling window and kept looking at her.

He was doing that from the moment the flight landed and she got down.

He watched how the air played with her hair, as if welcoming her. And when she wore the coat. He had a man waiting on the runway with a coat in his arms for her. He wanted to make sure she was safe from the chilly morning winds of Sharaaj.

But it looks like she has now started to take care of herself and doesn't need anyone's assistance anymore

There was a smile on her face when she looked at cabin crew which brought a smile on his face too

Two years....... It took nearly two freaking years to see her again

He missed it all. Her polite smile, her unrestrained laugh, the twinkle of her eyes to glowing of her face when she's happy. He even missed her cute anger and adorable pout which comes out when she's sad. He missed everything fucking thing about her.

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