No Longer About Us

Back in the brick house, Zain sat on the edge of a mud bed with a tender expression on his face.

A warm current flowed in his heart.

He had children. An adorable daughter and a sensible son in whose veins flowed his and his Ira's blood. A living, breathing proof of the beautiful union they once shared.

Words deserted him, and he momentarily forgot everything.

His sorrow. His pain. His despair.

They all disappeared in the wonder of this moment.

Giddy with euphoria, his hand subconsciously stretched to rub his daughter's head. "Ira, she's my daughter? Zain Adeel's daughter, Zara Zain Adeel?"

Even at this moment, he still found it hard to believe such a wonderful creature was his and his Ira's creation.

Naira stiffened. Her heart wildly pounded in her chest at the sight of Zain's emotional state.

'He...he won't take them away from me, would he?'

She loved her children. They were her world and the light in her life. Though she never had the intention of hiding their existence f