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Karim could remember everything that happened after his parents found out Shams was pregnant.
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"You don't have to do this, Rimi. I can take care of myself." Shamsiya exasperated.
"I know you can. But I need you to understand that I have to do this. You'll be branded everywhere you go. I don't want you to go through that." Karim told her.
"Don't you think I deserve it? I've disappointed the whole royal family. People who took me in and treated me no less than a daughter. And this is how I repay them. You don't need to take the blame. You don't need to lie to everyone that you're the father of this baby. When we both know you are not. You're too much of a gentleman to take advantage of anyone."
"Were you taken advantage of? Shams, I need you to tell me the truth. Who's the father of the baby? Did he...he... did you not give him consent? Shams that's a crime and if you trust me, we can bring whoever he is to justice. I'll make sure he gets the maximum punishment. You just have to tell me who the father is. Please Shams. Please." Karim pleaded with her.
She looked at him fondly. He cared too much. Putting his name and title on the line for a mere maid's daughter. She'd bear everything on her own. She's protected him once. She'd do it again if needed.
"I can't, Rimi. You won't understand now but I just can't. I told you because I trust you. And I need you to trust me too. But please don't put your head on the line for me. I'm grateful but don't. Please Karim. Don't ask me about this again. I'm begging you."
Karim didn't say anything else after that day to her so she had thought that meant he'd not do anything about it again. But the day the Queen and her mother found out, her knight in shining armor came to her rescue and did exactly what she had told him not to do.
From that time onwards their relationship began to spiral into chaos with constant arguments and never understanding each other. The inseparable pair now couldn't stand being around each other. And getting married made everything worsen further.
But no matter how far they'd drift apart they'd come back together. And they did. They became best friends again and dare we say they become like a real married couple. It was during that time that Shams made him promise her to do something for her.
They were in her balcony as usual talking when it got silent all of a sudden. Shams looked on with a small smile.
"Rimi. I need you to promise me something."
"Anything." Karim nodded vigorously as he took her hands in his.
"Promise me that you won't let anyone brand..."
"Trust me, I won't let anyone brand you as anything. I promise you that with Allah as my witness. As long as I'm alive, no one will think of you as anything but the next Queen." Karim promised solemnly.
Shams smiled at him.
"That's a nice gesture, Rimi. But that's not what I want you to promise me."
"What is it then?"
"Protect my baby, Rimi. Protect my...our baby with everything you've got. No one can take him or her away from us. No one must hurt him or her. I want you to promise me that no one will know the ugly truth about this baby. No one is allowed to call my child a bastard because his or her father isn't known. Till forever ends, this child is solely mine alone and I gladly give you all rights as it's father no matter who says anything in the future. Promise me just this one thing. That to your best of strengths you'll protect our child today, tomorrow, whenever. Promise me."
Tears had started streaming down Shams face already. Karim had promised back then just because it was Shams asking and it was her baby. He wanted to protect her so that meant protecting her baby too. He hadn't developed any strong bond with the human growing inside her but clearly she had. Especially if she wanted to protect that child with everything they had.
"I promise you, Shams. I will protect this baby with everything I've got. Wallah, I'll protect her everyday. Today, tomorrow, whenever. Even if he or she isn't mine. I'll take up all the responsibilities of a father to your child. No one will hurt him or her or you, as long as you both will live on this Earth." Karim smiled encouragingly to her.
She smiled back with the same enthusiasm. And at that moment, she had no idea, she wouldn't live long enough to see Karim fulfill his promise to her.
After she died whiles giving birth to Samia, Karim had fallen off the rack for a while. The pain of losing someone so dear to him had made him forget his promise temporarily. He had left with the thought that Samia was safer and more protected with his parents than with him. He had not thought he'd have to take care of a baby alone without Shamsiya. So he had readily left Samia behind with his parents since it was the safer option to him.
But not until he was forced to get married to Zaira, he wouldn't have known the love he had bottled up for one little baby. Zaira knew the truth about Samia. That he wasn't the real father. And she knew from a letter Shams had written down to him as a contract not to break his promise. It was one of the things he had brought with him to the US. So just to prevent Zaira from telling the whole world the truth, he married her according to her wish.
This was how far he'd go to protect Samia.
He'd do anything. And that included marrying the devil herself.
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Karim put Samia back into her cot and looked at her as she started feeling sleepy when her back touched the bed.
"You're just like your mother." Karim sighed and smiled.
In a few minutes she fell asleep and Karim took that as his cue to go to bed himself. And that's what he did. He went straight to bed.
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Outside the house though, Zaira paced up and down. She was getting tired already. Her phone started to ring and she jumped from its abruptness but nonetheless picked the call up. Because she knew the consequences of ignoring him for so long.
"Hello."
"No, hi Uncle Jafar?"
"What do you want now?"
"Just wanted to know how you're doing and how your husband is too."
"I'm good. Why are you calling me directly? I've updated everything I know already to Finn."
"Well, there has been a change of plans and I need you to hurry up with everything."
"That's not possible. He's...different. Difficult to break. I don't know. But I just need more time."
"We don't have that luxury. You should have been done by now. It's been almost six months and all you've done is enjoy yourself and play house. I think you're enjoying this job too much. You know why we're doing this right? Or have you forgotten?"
"I remember clearly. But Jafar, that wasn't their doing."
"Don't tell me what I'm thinking is true."
"It's not. I'm not so easy. Trust me. Charm isn't my thing. I just need more time to get what you need."
"And I told you we don't have the luxury of time."
"Then we don't have the luxury of knowing something so mediocre."
"You'll get me what I want, Zaira. The smallest bit of information is important for the big picture to be completed. So no matter how mediocre you think any information is, I will still need to know everything. And I mean everything."
His voice was menacingly threatening.
He sighed a moment later.
"Listen to me, Zaira. Everything we're doing is also for you. For all of us. I need you to see the bigger picture here. Don't get distracted so easily. Get us what we need and find your way inside. You've gotten closer than anyone has ever been. Think of why you're doing this and finish what we've started. Don't let us down. You know what happens if you do." His voice held a warning to it.
"I won't." She gritted out and ended the call.
She placed the phone back into her pocket and sighed. Karim was making everything more difficult than she had wanted.
A second later she put on her best smile and walked into the house. Back to playing house and falling in love. It was a dangerous game; love. Lust was easier but love? She never wanted to dabble in that game again after this.
There was one thing going through her mind at the moment.
For them.
Everything for them.
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Anyone still team KAIRA👀👀🌝💔💔💀or do y'all want to kill her now.
I wish I could resurrect Amira or something 🌚🌝😭😭😭❤️❤️she was so bright ❤️😭
Anyways anyways tell me what you think???
Did y'all actually believe Zaira was in love with Karim?🥴
My poor Karim 😭😭
Being disappointed by love every day 😭😭💔
I'd be broken too if I were him but I'm not.
I'm just a spokeswoman for my characters world😭😁😁so please don't hold me responsible for anything because I'm just writing what I see😁
And oh before I forget, any Supernatural fan here????❤️❤️😭😭Episode 15 is out today 😁😁I can't believe it's ending so soon😭😭😭but every good thing must come to an end.
So Comments🥴😁🌚any murderous threats I should send to Zaira?
#VCS though
Ciao🥴💀