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She channeled his fe coldly, “You did what everyone before you failed to do You’re the only one I had a liaison ho Bill kneas a real threat But then you’re the first crown prince I’ve ever been with Of course, I kneent along because you wanted to play it that way, and I wanted to play, too But it really e at last”
Before Shehab doubled over in shock, he realized
Farah had found out who he as teaching hi his identity fro at his deserved horror And he’d sweep her in his are she saw fit Thenfros she should never joke about, or use in his chastise Her love for hih, just looked at hi tone “It’s been fun while it lasted You’re a great host and an OK lover I’e offer, but even if you did, Bill is by far the better proposition You’re too…de, you understand”
He couldn’t breathe He wouldn’t until she yelled at hiue, as he loved to see her do But she did neither
She passed hiht now, and I have to humor hi is settled I can see you again If I don’t hook up with so he’d heard about her The ru to the
“Of course, if we do hook up again, you’ll have to excuseidiot act I strained to keep it going and won’t be trying it again any time soon”
Stop Stop The roar bloodied his throat, even when it went unbellowed But she didn’t stop
“I would have invited you in for goodbye sex, but Bill’s joining me in an hour, and you don’t do quickies, so…” Shehim the door
He couldn’t have moved if his life depended on it An avalanche had buried him, made up of all thehideously, showing him its true macabre face He’d deceived her about his intentions for the best of reasons She’d deceived him about her nature, seamlessly, for the basest ones
The woer to his knees and bleed to death now It didn’tmen only to destroy them It didn’t matter that she’d pulverized his heart and soul Those were the man’s The crown prince of Judar didn’t need the And he’d make her fulfill hers-as future queen
He took the door fro can bestow “So you think you can just sendis that you seem to think any of the last six weeks was actually for you A woive her the impression she is irresistible I would have preferred to do this my way, the painless way, but since you think I’ll let you endas, I will have to apply pressure It’s up to you how much I do apply You can come with me noithout further persuasion on my part, and spare yourself the unpleasantness, or I can ret it Then you’ll do what I want, anyway”
Farah almost smiled How easy it had been to make him take off the mask Bare his true face The soulless sheikh who used and abused people to his ends
With thehow herbloould be, she cocked her head at him
“You’re drunk on your power, aren’t you? Hoould you do any of that? We’re in Adoave her would have been scary, if she could feel a thing “Can I give you a list? How about starting with grinding Hanson into the ground, until he’s filing for bankruptcy? If I show him how I’ll do it, and how he could stop it, he’ll throw you aside in a blink Then I won’t leave you anywhere else to turn and you’ll co to dom’s sake I only endured your so-called inexperience and your odious character to obtainthe throne of Judar, and with it the whole region’s peace”
And it ca, one hour, one time with her, had been for her, had been real It was Dan all over again He’d even used his words
But Dan she hadn’t loved beyond self-preservation, beyond sanity His aniust hadn’tpast hiet far In a minute he had her cornered between his men and his approach And like prey that knew there was no point in struggling, she stood there, let him catch her
He took her to his lier he was, his real eaze, pitilessness, aversion She sat huddled against her door all the way back to his jet
As soon as they were in the air, she turned lifeless eyes on hi usted sound “I’hter of a great king, and the salvation of two kingdoood you’ll do by si about? Retaining the throne, the whole region’s peace, the salvation of two kingdo Atef told you all about it SpareAtefafter my Mom dropped the bomb that he was ht be desperate for another father figure