He need not have bothered… At this point, whether or not Lucifer ever came back with Ninsianna, he would marry Aturdokht anyways. It was the Halifian's way, to take on many wives, and it was the Sata'anic way as well. Ninsianna had lost her chance at monogamy when she had spurned his affections for someone else.
"I am sorry," Jamin said. He took her hand and turned it over, pushing up her sleeve to expose the scars from the day her father had tied her up and she'd taunted him by screaming she'd only marry the man who brought her the winged demon's heart. Aturdokht trembled as he ran his thumb over the imperfections.
She pulled her arm away…
"I feel like no matter what I do," Aturdokht's voice trembled, "that I betray Roshan. I betray my husband because he would want me to return to Yaza
