Chapter 271

Not only that, she came to know about Sohrab when she discovered that his wife and daughter were in Moosa’s captivity, held tightly under his watch, and she quickly understood how vulnerable he was because of it. She had used them as a means to reach Sohrab, exploiting his fear and desperation, and then they both shared a deal, carefully constructed and cruel in its simplicity. In exchange for the safety and release of Sohrab’s wife and daughter, Roshanay would be given death, a solution that Farah considered perfect and unavoidable.

Farah stepped downstairs, her movements silent but deliberate, to see the altercation unfold in the hallway, the tension heavy in the air, and then went inside Afsheen’s room. She saw Roshanay weeping quietly, her body shaking as she leaned into Afsheen’s comforting presence, while Afsheen asked her to tell the truth, her voice soft but insistent. Roshanay was telling her that the child was not Moosa’s, her words fragile, trembling as she tried to