Luke“Nothing,” she said. “At least not with me. I’m a little worried about what to expect when we get back to Qatar.”As if from her mouth to Mother’s ears, my phone rang again. I gritted my teeth and turned my phone on silent. She wasn’t going to ruin this moment for us.“You don’t need to worry about anything,” I said, placing my phone face down on the table. “Once we’re wed, you will outrank Mother, and she won’t be able to say anything to you anymore.”“But until then, will she just try harder to break us up?” she asked.I touched her chin with my finger, lifting it up so we were eye to eye. “We love each other, right?”“Right.”“Then, nothing and no one, especially not Mother, will get in the way of our happiness.”“Okay,” she said, letting out a big breath. “It’s a big change. A good one, but a big one.”“I’m here for you. Every step of the way.”“Every step of the way,” she repeated. “But don’t you think that you should at least warn her that I’m coming? Even if you want to su
SophiaMy heart felt as if it were going to burst from my chest. Talking with Matt only made it more real. He was as giddy as I was. I hung up the phone and let out a long sigh. Was this shit really happening?I knew that we would end up in the tabloids eventually, but not this soon. It felt like an invasion of privacy for my face to end up in a newspaper without my consent. I knew better than most that consent didn’t matter in a lot of situations. The article didn’t show any sign of libel. At least, not yet. That was why I purchased the paper, so I could take a closer look once we were out of the public eye.How did anyone know who or where Luke was? Mr. Fraser had sent me away to England to find the story. Did Mr. Fraser have someone tail me the moment I quit? Knowing Luke and I were involved, my old boss would know it was only a matter of time until I exposed what I’d been doing with the prince turned king. I didn’t think Mr. Fraser would stoop that low, but I had no idea what peop
SophiaWhen we arrived at my apartment, stacks of boxes leaned against the wall outside my door, along with rolls of bubble tape and other packing materials. A few of the stacks blocked the hallway. My neighbors wouldn’t appreciate that when they got home. Good thing I was leaving.“This seems like a lot of boxes,” I said.“I wanted to be sure we had enough to pack everything,” Luke said, grabbing my keys and opening my door.I knew I was going back to the palace with Luke, but going through the process was much different than I expected. This was the first place that I’d lived without roommates. In a way, it was my bachelorette pad, and here I was, just letting her go in a day.Everything moved too quickly for me, and I wasn’t sure how to slow it down.I went inside and dropped my purse onto the table, as I always did. Glancing around the room, I asked, “What about the bigger furniture?”“Whatever you don’t want to bring to the palace will go into storage for now. Unless you want to
LukeWe cut it close when it came to packing up Sophia’s apartment. I didn’t leave much time for rest since I knew Mother was only going to keep blowing up my phone until we arrived back in Qatar. I hoped that with some time to let the news sink in, she would cool herself down, and we could have a civilized conversation.It was probably wishful thinking.I had taken a quick reprieve from packing to call Abir and inform him of what we’d done. I also asked him to keep Mother distracted until we returned. We had a long two days ahead of us. As much as I wanted to get the conversation over with, we had a planned stop in England for the pilot to rest and refuel while Sophia and I could do the same.Two days was enough time for Mother to relax before we had to deal with her. There was nothing for her to do except to take what we had done and start to accept it.She needed to understand I was no longer just her son. I was a ruling king and could make my own decisions in life. The sooner she
LukeEven though it was late afternoon, the streets of London were bustling with activity. Those coming from a long week of work were off to their families or out to the pub.Since I wasn’t sure what tonight would entail, I ordered a car service for us so neither of us would have to worry about driving under the influence of jet lag or the costly bottle of wine I was about to purchase at dinner.I wanted as much time together in our hotel as possible, so I’d sent our things to our room, and we headed off before the flight attendants and pilot even left the tarmac.They had a long working day ahead of themselves; I hoped they rested appropriately.We arrived at one of my favorite restaurants in the city. It showcased garden to table entrees in a modern British fashion. I always loved the unique menu and freshness of their food.It was a good thing I’d booked the restaurant when I did. The main dining room was packed with people.The hostess led us to the private dining room upstairs. W
SophiaWhether it was the weight of everything coming at us at once or the amazing dinner that Luke planned, upon coming back to the lavish hotel room, I wanted nothing more than to be as close as possible to the incredible man I loved. Tomorrow was far away. In my mind, we had the rest of eternity to make love to each other and remain in this hotel room.The decor was something out of a movie. Possibly an erotic movie where the alpha male showed off his riches for the lowly peasant. I could get into that fantasy.Looking out the window, I imagined my life with Luke and everything that would come with it. When he touched me, I was unable to hold back any longer. His touch was like fire to my skin and soul.Our lips were incredibly close, but neither of us closed the gap. Pressing my butt against his stiffening length, he was already ready for me.My panties were wet in an instant, and all I wanted to do was remove the clothes standing between me and his incredible body.His fingers mo
SophiaI turned around, expecting him to push his cock inside of me, but instead, a warm tongue slithered along my lower lips, and I let out a squeak of pleasure.He spread my cheeks and flicked his tongue across my clit. He moved up higher until he reached a place I’d never had anyone touch before. He slowed his rhythm before his tongue disappeared for good. “That will be for another day, my queen.”He shoved his cock inside me, and I moaned as he filled me up. He grabbed my hair and twisted it around his hand, pulling slightly so I could lock eyes with him in our reflection in the window. He let out slow breaths as he thrust inside of me over and over. He moved much slower, pulling out until his tip was barely inside and then pushing again until our bodies became one.Shivering with pleasure, I rocked my hips, beckoning for him to stay inside of me.“Patience,” he said and smacked his hand against my butt cheek. He squeezed them harder, and my moans became louder and hoarser.Liftin
LukeI had spent so much time making sure that Sophia was calm, but I had forgotten to do the same for myself. We barely had an hour’s rest before we had to get ready to catch our next flight. Sophia and I made love again in the shower at the hotel and took our time getting ready, knowing there was a comfortable king-sized bed on the plane for us to sleep in during the long haul to Qatar.We knew a long flight was ahead of us, so we both dressed casually. Jeans and a T-shirt for me, and leggings with an oversized sweater for Sophia. She looked amazing in all styles of dress, and her legs looked amazing in the tight fabric.When we were safely in the air, Sophia headed to the bedroom. I had told her that I would be there soon, but I never ended up fulfilling that promise. The television wasn’t much of a distraction, but I ended up staring out the window, watching the clouds roll over the wing of the plane as I contemplated my future.I knew in my heart that I had made the right choice