Confidence_Nwuzi

When he hit me, I didn't say a word. Not even a squeak, I was too tired to fight back, not anymore. When he was with her in our matrimonial bed, I cried myself to sleep in the guest room. Then, he did the unthinkable and threw me in jail because of his mistress. That’s when he crossed the line - Zahra
 
Zahra and Ali have never crossed paths before. Not until a random arrangement crosses her parents’ minds.Life is not all roses…Ever since they got married, Zahra has had to handle a great ordeal with her husband, who has extra-marital affairs right in front of her face. When her patience wanes, and he pushes her into Jail, she returns bigger and better.

Confined Love

The sound of her footsteps reached me before I saw her. I leaned back in my chair, trying to shake off the weight of the day, but something about Zahra's presence always lingered in my mind. I didn't even need to look up to know it was her.

She hesitated at the doorway, the soft light from the lamp catching her delicate silhouette. She was wrapped in one of the robes I'd left for her in the closet—dark green silk that clung to her like water. My chest tightened at the sight of her, and I hated the way my heart betrayed me every time she was near.

"Can't sleep?" I asked, my voice rougher than usual.

She shook her head, stepping into the room cautiously. "No." Her voice was soft, barely above a whisper, and it carried a weight I recognized all too well.

I set down the pen I'd been twirling and gestured toward the couch near the window. "Sit."

Chapter 46