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

Somehow, she had ended up falling asleep on his chest and after Na im had carefully tucked her to sleep in her bed, he moderated the temperature of the AC for her and stood there staring at her face. She looked so innocent to be going through everything that she was going through. He felt as sympathy for her increased tenfold in his heart and Na im wondered what would be like if he stayed with her for the day. Would he be able to make her feel better? Or it would only worsen?

He thought of his promise to himself before he shook his head silently and walked out of the room. He met Bilkisu on his way out, as he dialed Hafiz s number. "Good evening, Your Highness," she greeted, bowing her head down to show her respect.

Na im stared at her for a while before he spoke, "How s she doing? Not just for today, how has she been doing?"

Chapter 24 16: The Royal Triplets