36 Zara

36

Zara

I had never heard my brother utter such cruel things. I didn’t even know who he was. He seemed like a different person.

“You can’t even pull a trigger, can you?”

My lips parted, hearing him mock Hayden. I didn’t even think about what to do next. I just acted on pure instinct. Slapping my brother and trembling with anger and hurt that I felt for Hayden.

“How dare you say that to a person I care about?” I was shaking, my hand stinging with what I had just done as I glared at Khalid, whose cheek was turning pink, not looking at me. “You disgust me for being so cruel to the man I love and the only friend I have.”

Tears gleamed in my eyes as I turned away from Khalid. I wanted Hayden. I wanted to hug him and apologize to him—

“Take them away from here,” my brother said, his voice cold as he walked away without looking at me. “Zayed, bring her with you or I will.”

It happened so fast that I couldn’t do anything.

“Don’t you dare touch my sister,” Hayden sneered at the guards who we