Chapter 218

“The least I can do for you,” Roshanay replied quietly, a small smile tugging at her lips despite the heaviness still sitting in her chest. The smile was fragile, but it was real. “But will you come? What if Moosa’s men hurt you? What if he tries to kill you the moment you step foot here? His anger runs so deep sometimes, and with everything that’s happened, I can’t help but worry that one wrong move could set it all off.”

“Don’t worry about that,” Burhan answered calmly, the confidence in his voice as steady as it had always been when he promised her the world was not as frightening as it seemed. The confidence was a shield, and she hoped it was thick enough. “I will deal with this. I’ve handled worse than Moosa’s temper, and I know how to walk into a lion’s den without becoming the meal. Trust me on this, Nur.”

“When will you come?” she asked, needing something solid to hold onto amid the uncertainty swirling around her.

“In a few days,” he said after a brief pau