Burn the Cage

The press conference shook the city.

Zainab's name trended for 48 hours straight.

#TheRealWife

#MarriedAtEighteen

#ZainabSpeaks

But not everyone applauded.

That night, a black SUV parked outside the mansion.

Yusuf's father stepped out, flanked by lawyers and bodyguards.

He wasn't smiling.

"You embarrassed this family," he said, glaring at Zainab.

"You think you're powerful now? I own this marriage. I'll bury your story."

---

Yusuf stood in front of her.

"Not this time, Father."

"Move aside, boy. You're only standing because I let you."

Zainab stepped forward. "Then maybe it's time we knock you off your throne."

His father raised a hand — but Yusuf caught it midair.

"I warned you," Yusuf growled.

---

By morning, the house was filled with chaos.

Yusuf's father froze his accounts.

Called in debts.

Ordered the press to smear Zainab's name.

One headline read:

"Gold-digging Wife Tries to Destroy Billionaire Family"

But instead of breaking… Zainab smiled.

"Let them talk," she said. "We'll talk louder."

---

She posted Chapter One of her novel online — for free.

Within 24 hours, it hit 500,000 reads.

Within 72 hours, publishers came calling.

And at the heart of it was one sentence:

> "They forced me into his world. But they didn't know I'd learn to rule it."