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“What?”

He sed and looked away For a ht that he wouldn’t speak further and she couldn’t blame hih, he faced her again, those a to probe into her very soul

“If I take too much tis going wrong One day I’ll be the sole leader of my people My brother can help and so can my mother, but when I fully beco—will depend onI can…anyone I can”

“So a in her chest Jennifer knew that after tonight, a simple yes wouldn’t suffice for her Sheikh or not, Bahan meant more to her than just a quick roll in the hay, as they said back hoton It would pierce her very heart if he only wanted her as a distraction froht?”

His response was so fast that he rabbed her chin and forced her to look up at hi here Anything that coht I wouldn’t want that…not with you”

“Why?” she said, breathing in his scent, her nose al with the spiciness of him “What makes me different?”

“Because I’ve seen part of your soul tonight, Goldilocks, and there’s so much more to you than you know”

It could all still just be lines

That hat scared her the ain to athe tales that she wanted to hear Yet, there was soolden eyes that iven her a bit of his own truth, shared his fears that one day he wouldn’t be enough for his people He almost hadn’t, and yet he had

That kernel of truth had been enough to reassure her, to let her believe this could work It hy she was back at his hotel suite, hoping that she wouldn’t be carelessly cast aside co

Curling a lip playfully up at him, Jennifer said, “I think we’ve covered the dance I don’t know if you want me to do a striptease for you”

“No,” he said, winking back at her “That’s notacross the floor Thedown, he started to knead her shoulders, to loosen thoseon a co over her fa, Goldilocks I want to undress you myself”

He started by unclasping her necklace and then taking the time to set it on one of his chest of drawers She appreciated that, especially considering the cost For hi, a price he probably spent on tissues or eggs or soinal at a dan that she was finally successful

When he was back, Bahan brought his hand to the top of the zipper on her dress “Is this alright?”

She felt heat in her belly and wetness already pooling between her thighs Her legs shook and a flush colored her cheeks She was more than ready