Rakia stared at the ring on her left ring finger with a half-empty mind. Everything seemed to have happened just like that, Ben’s betrayal and the man’s demands and then she met Dashtan and finally they tied the knot and soon they would be married. Rakia blinked and turned her attention away from the ring, Dashtan said in a week, their wedding would be held after which they would fly to Dubai to meet Dashtan’s family.

Her ringing cell phone startled and panicked her so she picked it up quickly without looking at the caller.

“Hello,” she greeted quickly and stiffly.

“Hi, it’s me,” said the person there which made...