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So explosive in Arabic, pressed a kiss to her ain

A couple of tiaze but then he would kiss her as though he couldn’t breathe and she forgot all about it Having learned so rand declaration of love from him

His actions and his co to her The tenderness in his eyes when he glanced at her growing bump meant more than words

But, herthe only place she had any sort of privacy left in her new life, she retreated to it often and there was no hiding from truth

She had fallen in love with hihtning like she had always iined

It crept up on her in the e, in cahoots with a reluctant Arif and Farrah, Ahmed and Huma and a few other staff that she’d been told had a friendly relationship with Zafir

The s waited in her quarters, both aard and excited

Please don’t be distant, she’d beento herself Please don’t let this be a horrible idea that only pains him more

And then there he was pushing the wide doors open and striding inside with that prowling gait and they were all yelling, “Surprise!”

Thunder danced in his gaze

The cheers they had practiced went from excited to a stunned silence as Zafir searched the crowd, his gaze still serious

Finally, it fell on her

Pulse thudding, somehow Lauren had covered the little distance between them

Still, he stared at her, shock set into his features “I was told you needed ently”

She didn’t care for his tone “Ithat we interrupted”

“But youhad happened To you”

“Ohbut, you can see, I’m fine” She rose up on her toes and kissed his unshaven cheek Felt his lean frame tremble under her “Happy birthday, Zafir”

His fingers snuck into her hair and pulled her closer