FORBIDDEN LONGINGS UNDER A SCORCHING SUN

The desert wind whipped through the sparse foliage, carrying with it the scent of dust and the promise of sorrow. The sun beat down mercilessly, a blazing orb in the cloudless sky. Under this scorching gaze, hidden within the dunes, fluttered a flame as untouchable as the desert itself. Three souls, caught in a web of obligation, found themselves