7 parts Ongoing MatureGlittering diyas, surma-drenched eyes, ghazal in hand, and gajras adorning the wrists.
Heavy crown, wind-blowing dust, sword fights, and many little scars.
Disgrace is the worst fate; a stain of shame. Hundreds kill for it and thousands die by it. It changed her. She lived a life filled with laughter, ghazal, and a poor but happy family. She would fly freely until she had to be bound to the shackles of marriage. Maira Zaidi was left waiting for her groom during her wedding. A slap of scandal. Everyone in Al-Mahajjah was imperiled to exile her. Until a stranger made her honor his responsibility. Made her his bride, keeping god as his witness.
Sultan Zulfiqar Al Yasin Khan, son of the infamous ruler. Strongly opposed by everyone in the Qadiyaah Sultanate. No one to trust. Every night he slept with an unsheathed sword next to his head. With many sisters to marry off, his shoulders threatened to break. When he went to sleep, he wished to never wake. But he must wake. He needed to prove he wasn't like his father; the fruit fell far from the tree. He had to stitch all his father's torn.
The palace was cunning and conniving. Every shimmer hid secrets. And it didn't like when outsiders stepped inside it.
