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‘No When you return, you itness the,’ Drax told him suavely

Sadie was so tired she was alhtly unconed for woed

Nasi a feminine version of his own livery She had introduced herself as Alae, luxuriously carpeted and furnished salon before disappearing Several irl who’d introduced herself as Hakeelish if she would like coffee Sadie had refused, knowing that drinking the strong local coffee would keep her awake Now, though, she was beginning to regret her refusal, and longed for a drink of water

How long would she have to stay here for? Until she was summoned before Drax and his brother to be inspected?

The door to the salon opened and Alama came in, accompanied by Nasim

‘His Highness wishes to speak with you,’ Alama informed her ‘Nasim will escort you to hi for you, to take you to your rooms’

Nasiht her along earlier, taking her through the hallway and into a room off it that was obviously soe desk, frowning as he studied a computer screen

‘Regrettably,you,’ he told her as he waved her into the chair opposite his own ‘It will be several days before he returns fro that time…’

Sadie could hardly believe what she was hearing She was tired, and her head was aching In the last twenty-four hours she had lost one job, been denied her rightful wages and then been virtually thrown out in the street She had been be a job in another country, and then told that it was necessary for her to dress in designer label clothes in order to gain the approval of a man who now apparently had disappeared and was not likely to return any time soon That was if he had ever existed in the first place

She had, she decided, had enough In fact, she had had h! She pushed back her chair and stood up, then drew herself up to her full height and told Drax fiercely, ‘During that time I shall have returned to London You virtually kidnappedhere with you You said that you had a job forme were are all completely above board Then you deain the approval of your brother—even though when you offered me the job you didn’t mention his approval was necessary And now you tell me that this brother of yours isn’t here Well, do you knohat I think?’ Sadie challenged hirily ‘I think that this brother of yours and the job you’ve offered reat deal in common In that neither of theination’

She shook her head bitterly ‘It’s my own fault, I know I ht that after what I’d experienced with Monika al Sawar I’d have had more sense than to believe you’

While she had been talking, letting her wild angry words tuone a subtle change which, now that he too was pushing back his chair and standing up, hty, autocratic male who held the power of life and death over those he ruled But it was too late to wish she had been more circuht?

‘If you are trying to say that you believe I have lied to you—’

‘I’ it,’ Sadie said, standing her ground And then felt her knees tremble when he let out his breath in a hiss of suppressed fury