Story By Sae-lmah
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Sae-lmah

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Trapped with a heart that loved him
Updated at Feb 18, 2026, 06:23
For eighteen years, I lived behind locked doors. ‎ ‎Hidden from the world. Controlled and Watched. My body was fragile, cursed with an illness no one could cure, and my life was reduced to silent rooms, whispered orders, and a future decided for me. I was taught obedience, not freedom. Survival and not desire. ‎ ‎Then he entered my prison. ‎A young man, Alaiz. ‎Quiet,dangerous and Untouchable. ‎A man who looked at me like I was more than something broken to be protected or hidden. For the first time, I wanted something that wasn’t allowed. Something I wasn’t supposed to need. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎Every glance felt forbidden. Every moment we shared cracked the walls around my heart. But the closer I got, the more I realized he was tied to the very secrets that kept me locked away. Loving him wasn’t just risky ,it was deadly. ‎ ‎And then she arrived. ‎ ‎His cousin,Abi. Beautiful, Confident and free in every way I was not. She didn’t just disrupt the fragile balance of my world,she shattered it. Her presence awakened jealousy, desire, and truths no one wanted exposed. She saw what I felt. And she wanted what I was never meant to have. ‎ ‎As my illness worsens and the lies around my captivity begin to unravel, I’m forced to face a terrifying truth. My imprisonment was never about protecting me,it was about control. ‎ ‎Now I must choose. ‎ ‎Stay silent and survive in chains… ‎Or fight for love, freedom, and a life I’ve never been allowed to live even if it destroys me. ‎ ‎Because some girls aren’t born free. ‎They have to bleed for it. ‎ ‎
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