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“One day, my sheikh, you may wish to actually settle down”

“That’s what my parents and brothers say Now you?”

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“Well, I do admit that Sheikha Bahanhow the throne still has no heirs, and how long it’s been since she had a grandbaby in the palace”

“Then I suggest that Naseef and Jasmine have a third child They’re surely up for toddlers running around and s up his files and sitting back in his chair This was obviously a setup Hisa while to confront him about his playboy ways

However, he was thirty-five and busy expanding the Bahan building e to unveil the first in a cadre of successful casinos He didn’t need ro the attentions of one lucky lady for the night (or so adventurous) What he didn’t need was to be dragged down into anything else He didn’t need co involved, and he certainly didn’t hiny brats who destroyed everything they touched As much as he cared for his nieces and nephews, he appreciated them a lot more as six-year-olds than he had when they were toddlers

He just wasn’t paternal, and he wasn’t sure how to get Mother and Father to understand that

Of course, since he was the oldest of his brothers and the legitimate heir to the throne, it wasn’t just his fa children There was a whole country waiting with bated breath for the next sheikh in line

“Mother doesn’t need to deputize you to do her dirty work, Mafir”

He shrugged and suppressed a s to listen to her She’s far scarier than you’ll ever be”

“That’s seriously undercutting my mystique”

“No, it’s not I know the sheikha is a hair puller and fights dirty You would engage me in a duel with honor She’s definitely the person to be est froht stands and jewelry as signs of insincere gratitude”

“Even if they’re not the best or most enthusiastic partners, I appreciate every wo his hands behind his head and leaning even further back “I just have a tier system”

“And the sheikha thinks that you should, perhaps, engage in that final top tier and, as the A on it”

“Well, I can’t wait to speak ala this week I’ the fa an utter cad about town”