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It was only a day before the rehearsal dinner and O I felt alive at a level I’d never co frouess there is nothing like a near death experience to open one’s eyes to the wonderfulness of life

His mother was a so me whenever ere in the same room His father was another charis as Oh I sensed many similarities between the twopresence, more self-assured perhaps

His younger brothers were in their ain, both seemed immature in coes, and I found thee than Omar was, but they were not nearly as mature or worldly as Omar

His sister was the al woman I’d ever laid my eyes on She see an entire nation all by herself Her name was Alath, which Ooddess, and I thought that seemed perfect for the woman I was afraid to approach She put off the same domin

ant air as Omar did, and I wondered how she could ever let a man dominate her in the bedroom

Alath enty nine, and even though Omar was slated to take over the crohen his father stepped down, I figured that Alath could have easily taken on that role

I greeted them the best I could, but none were that interested inback and simply followed the procession out to the far balcony on the side of the building we didn’t use as often This area was built out and away frolass floor It made me dizzy to be out there, but I joined them anyway and tried my hardest to not look down

“Anna, here, next to me” Omar commanded I was relieved because he wantedunderneath it, so all I had to do was look at Omar and be near him

The family was formal in their conversations and I was never addressed All questions were targeted at Omar, who answered some truthfully, some not so lish His brothers proceeded to get increasingly drunk and finally they left His sister stayed and after the parents were finished with all the greetings and formalities of business, she addressed me directly

It took a hard hand squeeze from Omar for me to realize I’d been asked a direct question “Um, pardon me?”

Alath said in an irritated tone, “Anna, ill you learn our native tongue? Do you not feel that is necessary before you are to wed?”

I was kind of tongue tied, “Um, I do intend to learn it”

“Good, I feel that is a mandatory part of your new position Tell me, how did you feel after you found out that the infidels who’d taken you, were killed? Did that cloud your judgment of my brother?”

Without hesitation I glued lad Satisfied that Omar was able to personally erase the ones that led that particular group It made me love Omar even more”

Her brows lifted in surprise and it was her that lowered her gaze first Ohter “Alath, she is not like other Caucasians you have met She is a warrior woman in her heart”