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>She fought the tears back, but they came nevertheless and she let herself cry. "If I had known what Yarima Na'im is doing with Maryam right now, I would have emulated it on you. But then, I'm not able to even if I knew." He was about to speak when Saima quickly cut him off, "Just close your eyes and sleep, Soldier. I promise to be here when you wake up." He was feeling sleepy, so he closed his eyes and obeyed her rule, knowing so well that when he opened his eyes again, she would be seated right beside him on the chair. </p>

Chapter 87 52: Searing Gunshots