Chapter 141 - Disciplining the Troops

As she purged her demoralizing emotions on Harun's chest, Jiyan's drumming heart relaxed. With a stroke of his thumbs, Harun wiped off her tears and placed a tender kiss on his beloved's forehead. Soothed, Jiyan raised her eyes, fixing them on Harun's heterochromatic hues which still glimmered like a starry sky. Ignoring the ash-gray, pulsing veins spreading from the purple eye and scarring half of Harun's face, Jiyan stood on tiptoes, taking his lips into hers—their heartbeats meshed instantly, becoming a melodious echo of their blooming affection.