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“Not yetht now Will you please coh? I need you too”

CHAPTER FOUR

Omar sat and held my hand while I talked to my mother and then when I was finished with her, I told him I needed to be held He was tentative and treated me as if I was made from the finest porcelain, but he did crawl up on the bed and open his arms, which I crawled into Initia

lly ainst my ribs and I trembled I was stiff in his ar, thankfully! He waited and then slorappedme close

After a bit, I did soften and relax against his broad chest and my tears subsided He kissed the top of my head and softly stroked my back I calmed down even more, and my rapid pulse di We said nothing, but for the first time in days and days, I felt safe in his embrace

“It is your home too Anna, you may always call it home for the rest of your life”

I nodded against his chest and burrowed closer, “I love you”

“I’ve set up a room at home, with fulltime staff—a doctor and nurses Do you feel you can come back to the palace in the clouds? You will heal faster if you are safe and protected in our fortress”

“Okay, I think I can handle that now”

“How long before your mother will be ready?”

“She will be waiting and packed by tomorrow”

“Excellent I will send the plane tonight” He kissed my forehead and then tilted my chin up so he could look in my eyes, “Are you okay with this amount of affection?”

I let ave him a weak smile, “Yes Omar You are my safe place If I am with you, I am okay Soon I can feel that I will be able to join you in your bed” My face fell, “Although you will have to be very careful with me, take it slow? I can’t tell you no, I mean I can, but I won’t, so please just be sloith me?”

He held runted, but didn’t pull away He kissed ain and I saw in his eyes that he would probably take it slower than I needed, which was fine withasleep with my head on his chest and his arms around me

The next day theyin the world and into a roo suite that Omar and I had shared just a short week previous True to his word I aited on hand and foot