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“Let’s just say my father gives sex demons a bad name. There’s a reason
I don’t live here anymore. But I was in so much pain when I left that I fell
into a bad crowd. Zahra and her brother Reza tried to keep me away, but I let
the drugs find me. They took away the pain for a while, but never long enough.”
Lennox felt her fingers begin to shake. “Are you— ”
“I’m clean, or at least trying to
be. My hands are a little unsteady from the withdrawal. But don’t worry. I’ve
stitched myself on many occasions.”
Lennox saw darkness twist into her stare and he decided not
to further question the matter. Instead, he admired the woman for fighting
through the pain.
“I don’t think Zahra really knew how bad it was until she
overheard Bane threatening me to come up with the large sum of money I owed him
for months of drug use. I realize now that he let me use without payment just
because he likes to see people hurt. He likes to feel in charge. Holding the
drugs over my head, he made me a puppet.” Her words broke.
The agony in Lennox’s shoulder was nothing compared to being
witness to a lone tear dripping down the young woman’s cheek.
“That’s why Zahra does what she does. No offense, I’m sure
you’re a great customer, and you saved my neck, but she wants more than just
sharing her services for a price. I’ve dug myself into a hole so deep, she’s taken it upon herself to make things okay for me
first.”
Recognition washed over Lennox. He’d made Zahra feel
inhuman, but in reality, she was more than human, she was an angel in a
sinner’s body. He’d called her selfish and vain when they’d first met, and yet
she was the most selfless person he’d ever encountered. The tender woman he’d
lain with in bed was only a glimpse of the courageous and giving heart Zahra
possessed.
“Are you okay?” Sephina finished
closing up his wound.
“I’ve made many mistakes. Would you feel safer in my home
outside the village?”
She offered him a wary eye. “I would like to see my sister.
But I don’t think we’ll stay.”
“Of course.”
“When we leave my apartment, follow me. You’re new in town.
I’ll lead us through the maze of streets so we’ll receive the least amount of
attention.”
Lennox followed Sephina through
the home, past the sedentary father. When they made it outside, he grabbed her
arm. “I should tell you, she’s not in the best of health.”
“Give me one of your blades.” The spritely young woman
glared at Lennox, her bright pink hair framing dark amber stones of eyes.
Lennox removed a tiny bejeweled dagger from his satchel, the
same one Zahra had been admiring in the market. “A gift, keep it.”
Sephina cradled it and the
admiration she directed on the handle sent pride through his veins once more.
But in a quick movement, she pointed the blade at his throat. “If you’ve hurt
my sister, this blade’s going to cut those stitches back open.”
He smiled at the young woman’s fierce loyalty. “It’s a long
walk to my home, there will be plenty of time for
explanation. I deserve worse, but I’d hate to see your careful work go to
waste.” With that, he began walking through the cobblestone street. Glad to be
on his way home, he greatly desired to offer the food to Zahra. He wondered if
she was still in his bed asleep.
The thought of seeing her once more stirred his gut with
lust. Memories of her smile in his bed left him breathless. She was no longer
just a beautiful woman he’d shared the most sensual experience of his life
with, Zahra now held his admiration unlike any other. He’d loved his wife, but
this feeling for Zahra was new to him. Now he just needed to discover what it
meant.
Chapter 9
Zahra woke with the sun hitting her cheeks, unusual since
the region experienced days upon days of cloud cover. But she was glad for it
and she could already feel her body heating with vitality. Lennox had fulfilled
his promise. He had already begun
I don’t live here anymore. But I was in so much pain when I left that I fell
into a bad crowd. Zahra and her brother Reza tried to keep me away, but I let
the drugs find me. They took away the pain for a while, but never long enough.”
Lennox felt her fingers begin to shake. “Are you— ”
“I’m clean, or at least trying to
be. My hands are a little unsteady from the withdrawal. But don’t worry. I’ve
stitched myself on many occasions.”
Lennox saw darkness twist into her stare and he decided not
to further question the matter. Instead, he admired the woman for fighting
through the pain.
“I don’t think Zahra really knew how bad it was until she
overheard Bane threatening me to come up with the large sum of money I owed him
for months of drug use. I realize now that he let me use without payment just
because he likes to see people hurt. He likes to feel in charge. Holding the
drugs over my head, he made me a puppet.” Her words broke.
The agony in Lennox’s shoulder was nothing compared to being
witness to a lone tear dripping down the young woman’s cheek.
“That’s why Zahra does what she does. No offense, I’m sure
you’re a great customer, and you saved my neck, but she wants more than just
sharing her services for a price. I’ve dug myself into a hole so deep, she’s taken it upon herself to make things okay for me
first.”
Recognition washed over Lennox. He’d made Zahra feel
inhuman, but in reality, she was more than human, she was an angel in a
sinner’s body. He’d called her selfish and vain when they’d first met, and yet
she was the most selfless person he’d ever encountered. The tender woman he’d
lain with in bed was only a glimpse of the courageous and giving heart Zahra
possessed.
“Are you okay?” Sephina finished
closing up his wound.
“I’ve made many mistakes. Would you feel safer in my home
outside the village?”
She offered him a wary eye. “I would like to see my sister.
But I don’t think we’ll stay.”
“Of course.”
“When we leave my apartment, follow me. You’re new in town.
I’ll lead us through the maze of streets so we’ll receive the least amount of
attention.”
Lennox followed Sephina through
the home, past the sedentary father. When they made it outside, he grabbed her
arm. “I should tell you, she’s not in the best of health.”
“Give me one of your blades.” The spritely young woman
glared at Lennox, her bright pink hair framing dark amber stones of eyes.
Lennox removed a tiny bejeweled dagger from his satchel, the
same one Zahra had been admiring in the market. “A gift, keep it.”
Sephina cradled it and the
admiration she directed on the handle sent pride through his veins once more.
But in a quick movement, she pointed the blade at his throat. “If you’ve hurt
my sister, this blade’s going to cut those stitches back open.”
He smiled at the young woman’s fierce loyalty. “It’s a long
walk to my home, there will be plenty of time for
explanation. I deserve worse, but I’d hate to see your careful work go to
waste.” With that, he began walking through the cobblestone street. Glad to be
on his way home, he greatly desired to offer the food to Zahra. He wondered if
she was still in his bed asleep.
The thought of seeing her once more stirred his gut with
lust. Memories of her smile in his bed left him breathless. She was no longer
just a beautiful woman he’d shared the most sensual experience of his life
with, Zahra now held his admiration unlike any other. He’d loved his wife, but
this feeling for Zahra was new to him. Now he just needed to discover what it
meant.
Chapter 9
Zahra woke with the sun hitting her cheeks, unusual since
the region experienced days upon days of cloud cover. But she was glad for it
and she could already feel her body heating with vitality. Lennox had fulfilled
his promise. He had already begun
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