word of honor was admired around the world. How could she reveal that he’d hidden such a secret for thirteen years?
As a girl, she’d remained silent to protect him.
As a woman, she still would.
“You see nothing wrong in sleeping with a man who is not your husband?” her father continued, his voice sodden with grief. “That sort of behavior might be acceptable in the modern world, but not in our family. Your sister needs you. Marry Umar. Return to New York with your new husband and family. Help Nima raise her child!”
Jasmine’s jaw dropped. “You’ve spoken to her?”
“She called us two hours ago.” He looked away, his jaw clenching. “She says she doesn’t know how to be a mother. She’s threatening to give the child to strangers when it’s born! She’s scared. She’s so young.”
Fury suddenly raced through Jasmine, fury she could not control. She raised her head.
“Just as I was!” she cried. “I was sixteen when you threw me out of our family, out of our country!”
“I was angry,” he whispered. Tears filled his bleary eyes. “I had different expectations of you, Jasmine. You were my eldest. You had such intelligence, such strength. I took so much pride in you. Then…it all fell apart.”
Her heart turned over in her chest.
“Go back to New York as a married woman. Steady Nima with your strength.” His eyes glistened with unshed tears. “Tomorrow, I will be in Qais, expecting to see a wedding.”
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