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When his reporter canized her Granted, he already craved those sapphire-blue eyes and that honey-blond hair, but so far he’d only seen her in a smart business suit and with iven Mafir the directions to pick out a dress fro the casino’s boutiques, so he had no idea what hisTo see her was to have his breath stolen from his body Her curves were accentuated in a way that would leave anyto her hips and dipped low over her cleavage, and one side was cut into a revealing slit that teased the pale skin of her thigh above the knee Her hair was down and curled into silky, floaves, while her makeup was heavier with smoky eyes that left her with a sultry siren look

He was already hard just looking at her

Stealing himself, he smiled at her and picked up her hand There were cameras around—when you were a CEO and a royal there were always cameras—and he wanted toher hand was a tease as much for him as it was for her He wanted to do so ain

“So,” he said, straightening back up and holding his elbow out to her “You deserve a tour, Aallery Would you like to take a sheikh up on his offer?”

She nodded, and for the first time, Amanda seemed hesitant Maybe it was harder for her when she didn’t have a direct garind into him The hard-nosed reporter appeared to be the one role she was co A paet through some of her walls and see what had left her with such a massive chip on her shoulder

“I’ve never been the date for royalty before, Sheikh Bahan,” she said, her lips twisting up in a smirk

He shook his head as he led her to the allery “It’s A you ‘Aiven name”

“Well,” she said, continuing with him to the first of the o through a bit first with his security in tow, before the rest of the guests would proceed in shifts to keep hi overcrowded “If I have insulted you, Auess I can also call you by your first name”

He lowered his voice a bit so that even his security team couldn’t overhear hiht to call ue halfway down my throat”

She winked back at hiret that offer someday You never knohat soet her point across”

“Well, I shall endeavor to never give you a reason to insult me ords no one should overhear, Amanda”

His reporter laughed, a sound that re bells Then she looked up at the first piece in the collection “These are gorgeous I…I know I should say I’o to all the exhibits in DC, but I haven’t had the ti to the base relief of the winged gryphons

“Yes, this hall is about the cultural heritage of Abu Dhabi, as well as the Middle East We have pieces from antiquity here The piece before you was carved back in Babylonian tiardens of Babylon—had they actually been more than myth”

She reached out and then stopped before she actually touched it “Sorry, this is definitely the ultimate look-but-don’t-touch place”

“It’s hardly Disneyworld,” he said dryly “But it’s h the hallway “These are the textiles traditional to Abu Dhabi Some of these are similar to the patterns you’d see in theI can show you later this weekend if you like Unless you have to be back to Washington soon?”