Chapter 71. His Dark Promise

"Don't make this harder for you. I would never agree to that even if you wait for a thousand years. I can't live up to the dreams of my friend," she said with a determined tone. "A happy life she had always imagined with you that would make her giggle like a child, hoping a day would come when you would be able to convince your mother and bring her along with you to ask for her hand."

"I understand it all, Sheharzaad, but can you understand my predicament? Can you just for once put yourself in a situation where you fell in love with a girl who is forbidden for you, but you still can't stop longing for her? I never set my eyes on you. My feelings are pure."

Sheharzaad scowled. "If your feelings for me are pure, then what about Amna? Why did you play with her?"

"I never played with her. But seeing her in a situation where her feet are dangling in her grave grieves me to a point that I need someone to alleviate that grief, and yours is the face that comes first in my