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‘That’s exactly what it is’

‘Lucky man,’ she murmured

As Khalid gave a rueful and accepting shrug, she knew in her gut she’d be okay There was no need to be overawed by any of this This was as ’s Dock was hers Everything she’d seen so far spoke of care, and appreciation for the craftsraphs of Bedouin tents did them no justice at all

‘You e into robes before we leave,’ Khalid said, distracting Millie fro the many beautiful examples of art from his homeland

‘You don’t expectthe horses ‘I’m not a horsewoman’

‘You gest you do too’ He indicated another area of the tent ‘You’ll find some clothes in there I’ll help you with the headdress It takes soate

Millie’s eyes widened at the sight of a beautiful silver-grey robe in the finest of fabrics laid out on a leather daybed Delicate silver embroidery around the neck and hem, ornaly hand-stitched

‘Ready?’ Khalid called out while she was still running her fingertips reverently over the intricate work

‘Yes,’ she lied

When he thrust the cover aside it was too late to take those words back When he strode in, her voice deserted her, anyway Having changed out of the jeans and shirt he had worn for piloting the plane, Khalid was once again dressed in robes A trueup the glorious grey robe she was to wear, he maintained eye contact as he dropped it over her head ‘It suits you,’ he remarked ‘Now take all your other clothes off’

‘Everything?’ Millie blinked

‘This is the desert, not the high street, and you’re not about to catch a bus’

She frowned ‘Okay—’ But before she could do as he instructed, Khalid had reached down to lift the he her top and jeans, he indicated that she should step out of the her naked beneath the flowing robe

‘What are you doing?’ she asked as he lifted her For a arment he was about to help her to put on

‘Being an extremely bad man,’ he said

She laughed with excitehened jaw raked her neck

‘No one will disturb us here,’ he explained, ‘and I’ you’

‘No need’

But he did test her for readiness Always so caring And he protected theainst his chest as he took her in one fireainst his big rough hands They were both noisy and fierce, both craved fast release She wrapped her legs tightly around his waist, while her hands gripped his shoulders as if she would never let hio

‘Yes!’ she cried as he upped the tempo and force of his thrust ‘I need this—need you! Ah!’

‘As I need you, habibti!’ Khalid ground out, working dependably, rhythmically, firmly

‘Oh!’ Her cries went on and on, as sensation exploded between the, and fantastic and essential to life?

‘Again,’ Khalid suggested against her ear, in a seductive, war tone when the first storun to quieten

‘Oh, yes, please,’ she agreed

Settling deep, she gasped, ‘Need moreneed more’

Incredibly, with his own release only mory as she was He thrust fir hands helped her to thrust her hips in tiasped after he had satisfied her several times more

‘Like this?’ he said, starting over

‘Exactly like that,’ she confir with pleasure as he upped the pace