Roksolana opened the door to Jamal's room and saw that he was sleeping. She thought about leaving but shook her head to chase the thoughts away. She couldn't soften against the man who had killed her family. Moving silently into the room, she drew out the small sword as she got closer to the bed. As she raised the dagger to stab him, she saw Jamal open his eyes and rolled out of the bed with a sword in his hand.

Jamal looked at the figure clad in black trying to kill him and realized ...