“Your family won’t accept me,” Leisan whispered. “Let my heart go.”
“Enough. I’m the only son and the heir. They’ll accept my choice.”
But the mother objected:
“A nameless girl will enter my home and become its mistress only through my corpse!”
“What are you saying, Mom? I love her!”
“You can’t love a stray dog, Kadir. Use her and throw her out the door.”
“Mom, I’ll decide my own fate.”
“You’ll regret this choice, my boy—you’ll regret it very soon…”