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‘And you wantconfidence

Polly’s eyes opened and her hands knotted into fists ‘I think you’ve—’

‘No, don’t fight me…it turns me on and if you do that I can’t promise to keep hened tone of warning

‘It turns you on…’ Polly repeated in wonderment

‘Because nobody ever fights or argues withthat becorimly

In possession of a very sparky and forceful sister, Polly al pleasure in the apparently sti, she siood basis for e—’

‘It is for me,’ Rashad countered without hesitation ‘I am convinced that you would make me the perfect wife’

‘But nobody’s perfect!’

‘More perfect than flawed,’ Rashad qualified smoothly ‘The discovery that you have Dharian blood in your veins only adds to your appeal This is your world now as much as it is mine and you have a family ill love and support you here’

Polly bent her head down to escape the teument to know that there was another world and another family for her to explore Apart fro family to lean on, which hy Hakiet to know that family and their culture, she wanted to spend tiainst her low salary, would be very difficult once she returned home as scheduled at the end of the week

‘There would be advantages and disadvantages tome,’ Rashad outlined with dry practicality ‘I do not believe you would be unduly influenced by my wealth but as my wife you would be very rich On the other hand, you would lose the freedom to do and say exactly as you wish because royals are expected to behave according to protocol So but it is there for our protection’

Polly flushed very pink because although he had said he hoped she would not be unduly influenced by his wealth, her ood she could do withmoment of unwelcome self-truth But poor Ellie was steeped in student debt and struggling and would be for many more years to come Moreover, both sisters were desperately keen to trace their et to know her, but the hiring of a private detective was utterly beyond their financial hts and deciding that money had to be, in truth, the root of all evil and temptation

‘What happened to your first wife?’ she asked hihts of wealth and what she could do with it

‘Ferah contracted blood poisoning froo,’ Rashad revealed in a harshened undertone ‘She did not receive h’

‘I’m sorry,’ sheunder the burden of all that he had said and her own desperate confusion