9 parts Complete "Please, Zarun, don't do this! I'm begging you!" Areeba's voice cracked, laced with desperation.
"Well, your request is denied." His tone was maddeningly indifferent.
"You're horrible!" Areeba cried. "So horrible!"
"Yes. And?"
"Have some mercy on me!" she pleaded one last time, her voice raw. "Please, I am begging you."
"No."
Sakina's legs wobbled as she clutched the doorframe for support, feeling faint. "This is too much. I'll never forgive myself for what I've done to her," she whispered, pressing a trembling hand to her forehead.