Stephanie teetered between fear and fearlessness as Kameel allowed her twenty minutes with the young ones, his intense stare commanding her to feed them.
"I've been away from them for days. It won't just happen," Stephanie said. Her chest hardened, throbbing painfully. The mere contact with her robes made her breasts ache badly. With no experience of motherhood, she worried that her milk may have spoiled.
"What's the matter? Do you not recognize your children anymore?" Kameel's voice cut through the tension.
Stephanie craned her eyes at Kameel but remained silent. He studied her for a while before speaking again. "Are you aware that they sent a corpse to your family, claiming it was you? Was that your idea or your husband's?"
Stephanie blinked uncomfortably at the statement.
"Ahh. Cou
