I thought Noura had found her freedom, but the past never stays buried for long. Now that we've escaped the horrors of the war, there's another battle ahead: the choice between love and independence. When I ask for her hand in marriage, it's not just about wanting her. It's about protecting her, about ensuring she doesn't have to face the world alone.

But I can see it in her eyes—she's torn. The trauma of her past still haunts her, clouding her judgment. I know she feels something for me, but does she truly want to build a future together, or is she still too scarred by everything she's lost?

Her father's doubts linger, and I can't shake the fear that I'm not enough to heal her. Noura's caught between the love I offer and the scars she carries, between the man I am and the memories that keep her from fully trusting me. Can she move forward, or will the weight of the past hold us both back from what we could be?