Dawood flushed. “Imam Youssef helped me see that following the path would lead me to you. In this life or the next. That the battle I was fighting against Dan wasn’t just of this world. But it was a battle for the next, as well. And for millions of souls. Millions of lives hung in the balance. Especially yours. If I died, I would wait for you in the next life. But no matter what… We would be together again.”
