  &quot;Aren t we going to learn today, Teacher Aminu? I can go back and you can go home if you re tired, we can do it tomorrow.&quot; He shook his head lazily and shifted towards her, Maryam shifted to the other end of the bench where it had been pinned to the wall and she knew if she were going to escape from this man then she had to stand up now and run!
  &quot;We re going to learn something today, Maryam, just that it isn't about anything study. I'm going to teach you something that should only happen between a man and a woman and you can t tell anyone about it, okay? You re sure that Bilkisu isn t home, right?&quot; She wanted to stand up and run but he was seated so close to her that if she breathed deeply, she might be able to feel his scent. 
  &quot;Get away from me, what are you trying to do?&quot; She asked with a panicked voice and he chuckled at her. 
  &quot;You re so beau

  &quot;About the wedding, I think it s best if you just let it happen, Na im. You can t run away from this wedding like you did with the rest and the way Alan Gubro reacts to this wedding is enough to show you that he isn t going to relent. Your biggest concern at the moment should be Maryam, you ve told that guy that you re her husband and I'm rather terrified of who the information will go to.&quot;
  &quot;I did?&quot; He began to rake his brain for the moment he had told that guy that he was her husband and when he remembered, he gasped and his eyes were wider than that of saucer. &quot;No, I didn t! Hafiz, we have to take care of him in a way that he d rather die than say a word about that.&quot;
  Hafiz nodded his head, &quot;I ve told them to warn him about it but we all know how Captain Bolori always finds his way with people. Let s just pray that he doesn t get to meet him.&quo

  &quot;Cut off the formalities and tell me what happened, please. I'm willing to help if there s anything.&quot;
  &quot;I have a friend in this palace that s from our village and recently, she went to visit our village even though in the past years people had ran away and that was even why I ended up here, but she told me they are coming back now and she has even seen my mother and brother there. I want to go and see them.&quot; She choked on her words, wondering how it was possible for her to leave Maryam here and she knew he wouldn t even allow her to step aside from Maryam even for a few hours a day. 
  &quot;Even a day will do, please, Your Highness. I haven t seen them in five years now.&quot; Her tears came back as she thought about the possibility of their village being raided again and she would loose the possibility of seeing her family and if she wasn t lucky again, she might

&quot;Aren t we going to learn today, Teacher Aminu? I can go back and you can go home if you re tired, we can do it tomorrow.&quot; He shook his head lazily and shifted towards her, Maryam shifted to the other end of the bench where it had been pinned to the wall and she knew if she were going to escape from this man then she had to stand up now and run!
  &quot;We re going to learn something today, Maryam, just that it isn't about anything study. I'm going to teach you something that should only happen between a man and a woman and you can t tell anyone about it, okay? You re sure that Bilkisu isn t home, right?&quot; She wanted to stand up and run but he was seated so close to her that if she breathed deeply, she might be able to feel his scent. 
  &quot;Get away from me, what are you trying to do?&quot; She asked with a panicked voice and he chuckled at her. 
  &quot;You re so beautiful, Maryam. I ve been wanting to tell you this since the first day I saw you and your eyes are s

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