MALIK smiled and gently pressed his forehead against mine. Warmth spread through my heart. “That was the most beautiful thing you have ever told me. I hope in the future, you can keep standing next to me like this, Catherine. I need you beside me, you know. I feel less tired when I am with you.”
It only occurred to me now how exhausting Malik’s life must have been. But he never showed it or complained about it. He even had to hide in a mask or pretend to be someone else to uncover the reason behind his Mother’s death. He had experienced so many grave things since he was a child.
The path towards the crown comes with blood and thorns. So I would have been greatly traumatized if I were him. But Malik was brave enough to win over not only his enemies but his own demons as well. Knowing tha
