Chapter 43

• “Hey,” for the first time in my life, I had no clue what to say.
• I was usually good at such things, making people feel better and safe, to make them put their trust in me. But when it came to this girl, for the first time, I watched myself struggle for the right words. Maybe because I have broken too many promises to ask her for more.
• When I arrived in her room, the door was unlocked. I took my chance and allowed myself in. There was no one inside, not a single sign of her. However, before I felt my pulse throbbing in panic (there was no way I could imagine myself breaking this news to Mir, that once again Zarina skipped away. I might be his brother, but even I had no wish to die), I heard footsteps shuffling behind my back.