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

<p>"I love Maryam, Ya Girema. And I hate the sight of Nafisa, can you do something about it?" He decided to be truthful and she seemed gladdened because this was the first time Na'im had ever shared something that bothered him with her, it was an honor to her. </p>

<p>"If that's the case, I'd make sure you two don't end up married. Come to my chamber later so we can speak about it, okay?" He nodded with the beginning of a smile and she grinned at him before she walked away. He wondered what his mother looked like or who she was as a person, but he knew if Ya Girema had been blessed with a child, she would have been one of the most amazing mother's in the world. </p>

Chapter 70 42: Invitation Rejected