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>"Let's have you eat first, then I'll leave and ask them to bring her over." It was such a lovely time for him. And even though this was his first time regarding to Ya Girema as a mother, it felt so right and amazing on both his lips and heart. </p>

<p>But he missed Maryam. He didn't know if she had known about the accident or not, but if she did, she would have been devastated, he knew. From the words they shared while Mammi fed him and Abba sat while they nattered, Na'im knew he had missed the father he once had and just now did he realized how terribly hard his life would have been if Abba hadn't been back. And when he caught a glimpse of her earring on the bed, he knew it, one way or the other, Maryam had been there. </p>

Chapter 75 45: Warm Words $ Memories