Chapter 201

“I was shot... by Sohrab.” Dilshad looked at her confused and then she told Dilshad about everything. From start to the end. Back in those days, since Dilshad used to be very busy, Roshanay never told her about Hayder. But now she felt even Dilshad deserved to know why Sohrab did all that with her and her mother a decade ago. The reason was Taimoor; Sohrab’s brother who had fallen for her.

The story poured out of Roshanay like water from a broken dam, years of suppressed memories flooding to the surface. She told her mother about Taimoor, about the way he had pursued her even after learning she was his brother’s intended. She told her about Sohrab’s obsession, his cruelty, the way he had used her as a bargaining chip in his brother’s schemes. She told her about the bomb blast, the chaos, the years of hiding.

Dilshad listened without interruption, her face a mask of carefully controlled emotion. But Roshanay could see the pain in her eyes, the guilt that came from not hav