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Laine turned suddenly as she sensed someone behind her Her eyes lit immediately on a thick, luxuriant head of black hair The ht, six-four if he was an inch, and he grinned A quick, wide, and easy grin that spread across his sun-kissed bronze cheeks and sucked the air fro

“You are wearing me, I think,” the man said

Chapter Two

“I, uled at the i before her

“Your dress?” he added

Laine looked down and shs “Oh, it’s a Ni…Niya—”

“Nihayat Alhaya I own the coh they shortened the hem a bit” He lifted one brow pointedly

“Well, I guess I have to thank you for irls”

He gestured with one hand “It fits you very well It is like Niha made it for you”

“I…Thank you”

Now that she was looking more closely at him, he was a bit of a work of art himself His jawline ide and chiseled, and it was lined by a neatly-triht beard But his eyes hat drew her in A warh at her astonished brows

“Forgive me I have not introduced ave a slight bow

“Oh” Laine nodded slowly “I’m Laine McConnell”

Aziz’s brows raised and his eyes widened He took her hand and pressed a kiss to it “It isNiha's dress, I could not help but come examine your beauty”

Laine blinked Was he serious?

“You were exa this sculpture, yes?” Aziz looked up at it and stepped beside her “Do you like it?”