FORBIDDEN YEARNINGS UNDER A SCORCHING SUN

The desert wind whipped through the scanty foliage, carrying with it the scent of sand and the promise of pain. The sun beat down mercilessly, a blazing orb in the azure sky. Under this scorching gaze, hidden beneath the dunes, fluttered a flame as untouchable as the desert itself. Three souls, caught in a web of obligation, found themselves pull