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Suddenly, Zayed broke away froh to look Zelda in the eyes She panted slightly, bowled over by the kiss, and as soon as she was able to focus on his face, Zayed spoke

“Tell me honestly, Zelda,” he murmured “Don’t be afraid to lie to me, and please don’t tell me what you think I want to hear Do you think you can stay with me, and be my wife, truly?”

Zelda held Zayed’s gaze for a longall the openness that had so eluded her almost the whole time she had known the billionaire sheik She pressed her lips to the spot between his mouth and his nose, and then to his forehead, and then to his lips, pulling back before she could give into the te kiss

“I’,” she told him finally “In you, Zayed, I’ve finally found someone that I truly want to stick around for, someo

ne I want to stay with” She s with her “I want to stay with you I want to be your wife”

Zayed brought his lips down on hers onceher hands wander over her husband’s shoulders, over his back She could taste the cha war him forever, or at least until she ran out of breath

Finally, Zayed pulled back, looking into her eyes, and Zelda saw his eyes darkening with desire “This is going to be a real honey slowly

“Is it now?” Zelda squirrip to kick away froh the water At so their conversation, the sun had finished its descent, and lights had coht around them

“It will be,” Zayed confirleam in his eyes

“You’ll have to catch

“I thought you said you were done running,” Zayed countered

Zelda laughed out loud, narrowly evading his grab for her “I’!”

The Sheikh laughed at her, and Zelda considered letting hi the idea

“If you can catch ne, I’ll concede that you’ve won” She darted away froain, and felt the movement of his pursuit in the water behind her She decided then that she would let hine