On the brink of a life that seemed too dull to excite her, amidst the chaos of the insurgency that threatened not just her happiness, but the little she had as a world; Maryam Bukar Ibrahim seemed to battle more wars than her 16 years old and autistic brain could handle. 

It became too much to bear, too much grief for her heart to take and a commitment her innocent yet frail body could endure. As if that wasn’t enough, destiny found a way of getting her married to a soldier, at the brink of her father’s death and the last words he pronounced were of her becoming Mrs. Na’im Bolori. 

For Captain Na’im Bolori, marriage was the last thing he thought for his life. He was the prince of the Kingdom of Maiduguri and suffering from an unmentioned illness broke more of his engagements than he cared to count. Being a soldier was his lifetime dream, yet rescuing a dying father only to get him married to his weird and two colored eyes daughter was something he had never imagined. 

He took her home not because he wanted, not because he was ever going to accept the so called marriage, between, she was only 16 years old! But destiny decided to play with his heart and test how capable he was of controlling himself and protecting the ones he loved. As said, When A Soldier Loves...He Kills To Protect.

When A Soldier Loves

They heard a scream coming from the room and instantly, Na im stood to his feet as he looked between the door leading to the room and Hafiz that was looking expectantly at him. He was about to go back to the sofa when a loud thud came and this time, he knew he had to go and check if she was doing okay. He was there in the living room all long for him to say that someone had came in and was hurting her. She might as well done more damage to herself than someone ever would.

"I'll better go and check." He said softly and Hafiz only nodded his head while he walked into the room. He hated the knowing look he was seeing in Hafiz s eyes, but this wasn't the time for this.

As he walked into the room, he found that she wasn t there and he walked directly to the bathroom. He stopped by the door and knocked, "Hey, are you alright in there?" Well, congratulations, Captain, you ve resorted to being a baby sitter now.

Chapter 9 9: Let's Pray