The door opened and Amare came in, still chained like he was the night before. Zina’s feet had given up on her and Pa and Haile had helped settle her into a chair. But at the sight of Amare, she sprang up and attempted to run to him.
“Zina!” he got to her first, gritting his teeth in annoyance. He still couldn’t touch her and it made him lose his mind even more.
“Why are you here? You’re supposed to be resting.”
“I could . . .not. Nobody would . . . nobody would let me . . .see you. I was . . .I was worried.” She sobbed as she spoke, making her sentence break.
Amare’s heart broke, causing him a piercing pain in his chest. “Is that why you’re crying like this?”
She wasn’t sure whether to shake her head no or say yes. She wa
