Forced Marriage
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Forced Marriage
Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you.
How are you all doing? I hope you haven't forgotten our heroine, Mouda Al-Asioui—or rather, Ruqayyah Al-Asioui—and our hero, Mostafa Al-Asiouti.
But before we begin the chapter, tell me... what do you think of my drawing?
Now, let's start our novel.
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Beginning of the Chapter
When Mostafa came downstairs from the room he had been staying in, he found Mouda (Ruqayyah) in the kitchen.
Mostafa (thinking to himself):
"What is this, Mostafa? She looks so beautiful. Even though she's wearing a hijab, she's still so beautiful. I wonder who she is..."
Before he could finish his thoughts, he saw Mouda holding a rabbit and a knife. She slaughtered the rabbit and poured its blood into a glass.
Mostafa was shocked. He covered his mouth because he was about to scream at what he had just seen.
Mouda walked out carrying the glass, sat on a luxurious red sofa with golden wooden details, crossed one leg over the other, and began drinking while thinking.
Mouda:
"I can smell someone else's scent besides the servants'. No... don't tell me they've come to kill me this early again. This is about the 8,000th time they've tried something like this."
All this time, Mostafa was struggling to stay silent so he wouldn't scream from what he was witnessing.
Only a few minutes later, the servants noticed him. They tied him up and forced him to kneel before Mouda while holding his arms tightly.
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Conversation Between Mouda and Her Servants
Servants:
"Your Highness, we found this man in front of the kitchen."
Mouda:
"Yes... I had already smelled his blood."
Servants:
"What are your orders, Your Highness? What should we do with him?"
Mouda:
"Wait. Let me question him first. What's your name, and what brought you here?"
Mostafa:
"I... I'm Mostafa Al-Asiouti, and... I had a car accident here."
Mouda:
"Oh... so you're the one who spoke to Maryam. Then why did you leave your room after midnight?"
Mostafa:
"I... I... I was bored."
Mouda (to the servants):
"Tie him up and take him back to the room he was staying in."
Servants:
"As you command."
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They took him upstairs.
Meanwhile, Mouda continued drinking the blood. She was in her transformed state; her fangs were visible, her eyes had turned a shade of red, and she looked terrifying.
Then her phone rang, and she answered.
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Mouda:
"Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you."
Caller:
"Your Highness, I received your medical test report from the doctor."
Mouda:
"How are the results?"
Caller:
"Your Majesty, the results are not promising. The tests show that you have a rare disease affecting vampires."
Mouda:
"It doesn't matter. I've already lived long enough."
Caller:
"But, Your Majesty, there is a solution. You must drink human blood mixed with the blood of a cursed bat during a vampire life ritual."
Mouda:
"Haha... I will never do that, do you understand? I will never take advantage of people's lives just because I'm dying. Do you understand? All of you need to understand that people's lives are not toys. Besides, I've already lived for 575 years. What are you even talking about? By the way... you've made me angry."
Caller:
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I didn't mean to upset you, but there must be an heir after you."
Mouda:
"Fine. We'll discuss that later. Hang up."
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She ended the call.
Then she went upstairs to Mostafa's room. He was still tied up and lying on the bed. She was still in her transformed state when she entered the room.
Mostafa was terrified.
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Mouda:
"Listen, my friend. I can't let you leave this place alive."
Mostafa:
"Please... just let me go, and pretend I was never here. I won't tell anyone about anything."
Mouda:
"That won't work. What guarantees that you won't tell anyone? You have two choices, and there's no third option."
Mostafa:
"And what are those two choices?"
Mouda:
"Either I kill you right now... or you marry me and live here with me."
Mostafa:
"Whaaaat?! Marry who?!"
Mouda (calmly and with complete composure):
"Lower your voice. The decision is yours. Even if you try to escape, no one here will help you, because as you've already seen, this place is impossible to escape from."
Before Mouda left the room...
Mostafa:
"I agree... but just so you know, this is a forced marriage."
Mouda:
"Fine. Get yourself ready. The marriage officiant will come tomorrow."
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She left the room and told Maryam to call the marriage officiant to come the next day.
One day later...
To Be Continued...
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Author Niravin's Corner
And that's the end of today's chapter!
I hope you enjoyed it.
If you did, answer these questions:
Who is the caller?
Why does he call her "Your Majesty"?
Do you think she will become weak enough to drink human blood?
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