To Not Let Go

How far would you be willing to go to win back the person you lost? What if you realized you never had them to begin with? Married off at fourteen to a man ten years her senior, Zarnab spent nearly a decade not just resenting and neglecting her husband but also mocking him for being the son of a prostitute, joining the royal family in their treatment of him. But times have changed now. Imaad is going to become King, and now that Zarnab realizes that she might have been somewhat unfair to him, it is too late. He does not want her anymore. In fact, he has started frequenting a young widow he intends to take as a second wife! And Zarnab, despite being the Emperor's daughter can do nothing about it. Realizing what she has lost, she makes a decision. The decision to not let go. Through thick and thin, through assassination attempts and political conspiracies, she decides to stand beside him. When everyone leaves, when he is betrayed, when he almost dies; she is with him through it all. And maybe, just maybe, in return for her unwavering loyalty, Imaad’s heart would create some space for her again.