FORBIDDEN LONGINGS UNDER A SCORCHING HEAT

The desert wind whipped through the few foliage, carrying with it the scent of dust and the promise of sorrow. The sun beat down mercilessly, a fiery orb in the cloudless sky. Under this scorching gaze, hidden within the dunes, fluttered a flame as forbidden as the desert itself. Two souls, caught in a web of duty, found themselves pulled togethe