FORBIDDEN LONGINGS UNDER A SCORCHING SUN

The desert wind whipped through the sparse foliage, carrying with it the scent of sand and the promise of pain. 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. Two souls, caught in a web of duty, found themselves pulled to