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The pair ain bloay by the opulence of the place The foyer was beautiful, hite walls and smooth textures She barely had tis before Malik ushered her up the spiraling staircase, where the first doorway led the bedroom suite

“Obviously, on’t be sharing a room,” Malik said quietly

“You mean, this is all yours?”

He exhaled in exhaustion and looked around the room “All mine…” he repeated, almost dismissively While Amie was beyond impressed, Malik couldn’t even bat an eyelid at the riches that awaited him in the Middle East If she had a bachelor pad like this, Ao, especially not to work in real estate

The halls leading to Aold trie had beautiful ing tapestries lined down the hallway along with chandeliers and luxe sofas, all with red cushions

Down the hall, she could see so room Before the pair could reach it, however, Malik stopped in front of a set of white double doors

“This will be your roos have already been unpacked for you, and you’ll find a fresh selection of makeup, hair products, clothes, and—”

“—panties?” she interrupted with a laugh

She h “All that stuff Help yourself, sleep well, and I’ll see you in the ”

Aht,” she said through the crack in the door

“Goodnight”

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As the door clicked shut behind her, Aant as the rest of the estate Beige and red carpeting covered the floor, coh it In the center of the rooe, antique vanity next to the bed, and next to that sat a group of chairs made with the same wood and fabric that decorated the canopy, all sat around a dainty tea table

Ruh the dressers, Amie found a tank top and pink pajaood to be out of her formal dress She made her way into the attached washroom and stared at her drained face and fallen curls She quickly washed her face but couldn’t quite be bothered with trying to remove her mascara

She stepped back into the bedroo for some much-needed sleep She settled into the comfortable down-filled blankets and quickly turned the lamp off

It felt strange being in soan to wonder What kind of scandal had happened between him and his family that wouldto know her? What tension was there that Malik would take freezing Chicago winters over a palace and endless warhts?

She tossed and turned for hours, trying to get co; she always did Throw in jet-lag, the strangest acting gig iet one exhausted but unrelentingly awake Amie

After hours in purgatory, Aht be able to find so of chips Really, either would do

She tiptoed out of bed and made her way into the hallway The whole house was quiet and dark She did her best with the li, intricately-carved staircase The h the house, the ht out of a book of fairytales

Her feet hit the cold tiles of the foyer and within a couple of steps Amie was in the kitchen Luckily for her, all the cupboards ell-stocked with food She grabbed a plate fro it with pita bread, carrots, hu her large plate, along with a glass ofroo in an oversized chair