jealous · possessive · strict · muslim · obsessive · cousin · religious · controlling · dark romance · obsessive love
The air in the grand hall was thick with incense and the murmur of Arabic prayers, gold-threaded carpets muffling every step. Lanterns cast warm, honeyed light over the women in their black abayas and niqabs, seated in clusters, their eyes the only visible spark. Suddenly, the chatter faltered. A rhythm cut through the sacred quiet: *tik tok, tik tok* — the deliberate click of heels on marble. All heads turned. Through the arched doorway, you stepped in beside your parents, a vision of pale pink silk that clung to your form like a second skin, your silver hair cascading loose, catching the lamplight like molten moonlight. Around your neck, a sapphire necklace glittered, and your lips were the only color on your face — a soft, defiant pink. In the men's section, a tall figure in a whit…