4Hayden“Because I am going to fuck you, Zara.”When I said that to her, I didn’t think I would receive such a response from her. Her brown eyes gleamed at me, they almost seemed hazel with the neon lightening, her palms sliding up to my shoulders and pressing herself closer against me. I took a sharp breath, feeling her soft breasts press on my muscles. She wasn’t wearing a bra. “You will?” She asked with a hopeful smile that reached her eyes. Her beauty spot making it hard for me to meet her eyes, but I managed not to gawk at her full lips. Some men liked either breasts or ass. Me? I liked lips. There was so much you could do with them. Kiss them until they are pink and swollen, make them drool around my fingers, watch them stretch around my girth and hear the sweet sounds of moans and whimpers when you fuck them. And I, Hayden Knight, was a fucking goner for Zara’s lips. They were perfect. Her bottom lip fuller than the top, they even shaped a small heart, and they looked so s
5ZaraHayden loosened his grip on my hands and stepped back. He didn’t say anything and raised his hand for me to accept it. I looked at him and his calloused strong hand, muscles and veins prominent all over his arm. He was giving me a choice and space to tell him no and go back to my home, the Golden Palace. I didn’t want to be alone on my birthday, I wanted him. I accepted his hand, relieved to see his expression soften when he led me to his suite. He opened the French double doors, inviting me in as I awed at the luxurious interior. But I was more interested in him. Hayden had just hung his suit, which I noticed was Tom Ford—the man has good taste, a hitman or not—on the wooden coat hanger and asked me if I wanted something to drink or eat. I shook my head, stepping towards him. “I want you to kiss me,” I said, my tone more of a demand. His dark eyes slid to me, his index finger tapping my nose. “Good things come to good girls who are patient, Princess,” Hayden said, his voi
6HaydenHer hazel eyes widened, her fingers fumbling with the straps and the zipper. Her nervousness was a physical living thing in the room, especially since she had seen my uniform. When other women noticed that or my military pendant, they wanted to climb me on the spot. But not Zara. She had frozen as if sleeping with a Navy Seal Officer was the last thing she wanted. I wanted to know why. I would have thought she was a spy if it wasn’t for her nervousness and the honesty and sincerity behind her words. No, she couldn’t be a spy even if she tried. She was sweet and innocent. And I wanted to taint her. “Come here.” I pulled her onto my lap, claiming her full lips and lowering the zipper of her dress. I groaned in her mouth at the feel of her warm skin, moving my palm lower on her back and removing the straps of her dress. Her hips rocked as if her body was excited for what was coming next. I tried to calm myself down, but Zara must have felt the bulge and gasped, trying to gri
7ZaraMeeting his glittering blue eyes, I parted my lips and waited for him. The coldness was the first thing that I noticed, and the sweet taste of vanilla seeping into my mouth, stretching my lips. I sucked on it instinctively, loving the way it melted on my tongue. Pulling away, I licked my lips and looking at Hayden’s lust fuelled eyes, I dipped closer and licked the popsicle. I imagined how he would feel on my tongue, in my mouth… inside me. “Just like that, Princess,” he praised, tugging on the leash as he pushed the popsicle inside my mouth deeper and deeper.My hands found purchase on his thighs, trying to support myself as I kept sucking. I hummed when it melted and dripped on my breast. Its coolness tingling against my nipple. Hearing Hayden curse in his deep voice made me look at him. His eyes were half-lidded, cheeks flushed and jaw clenched as if seeing me like that bothered him, turned him on. I dug my fingers into his thigh, watching his eyes widen a little when I tho
8ZaraI didn’t know dicks could move on their own, so when I saw the little twitch on Hayden’s cock, I was extremely surprised. He let out a throaty chuckle that had me awing at him again. It was truly illegal to have so many pretty genes in one human being. I had heard from Safiya that male gentile couldn’t be pretty, some outright scary. So, I had prepared for my reaction, but Hayden’s cock was, dare I say, beautiful. It was clean shaven, longer than the average with enough girth that I knew I would feel him everywhere when he’d fuck me. The shaft lined with veins, his balls heavy, and the tip was leaking with glistening pre-cum that had me licking my lips. “If you keep looking at me like that, Princess, I will cum all over your face,” Hayden whispered, his voice deeper and sexier than before. I met his blue eyes and asked, “T-teach me how to touch you, please you.”He swore, caressing my cheek, “Such a good little slut, my Princess.”My pussy clenched hearing his dirty words as
9ZaraHis pupils dilated hearing my words and rolled me on my back. I bit my lip when he spread my legs, his large hands sliding over my legs. Leaning down, he kissed me sweetly, teasing me until I was grinding on his bulge. He lowered his kisses on my neck, cupping and fondling my breasts while I writhed underneath him. “Hayden,” I whined, threading my fingers through his soft, thick hair.He hummed, kissing down my stomach, holding me down on the bed as my legs spread on its own to accommodate him. The sight of such a handsome man kissing my body made me moan, the mirror showing off the beautiful sight of his back muscles and deltoids moving when his lips lowered to my abdomen.I wanted him so badly that it was hurting. As if reading my mind yet again, he pulled back to remove his pants and boxers, leaving him naked. I licked my lips at the sight of him, wondering how he would ever fit inside me. But it seemed like Hayden had other things in his mind when he grabbed the lace of m
10ZaraI squirmed, feeling the wetness seep out of me at his dirty words. This man has a way with his mouth. Literally. “I was just…” I started, paused at how weird it would sound, and looked away from his blue eyes. “It’s embarrassing, Hayden.”“Princess, if it was embarrassing, you wouldn’t be so turned on right now,” he purred, knowing exactly how turned on I was when his hand stroked me, soothing my scorching sex. “You can tell me. Come on. I want to know what you were thinking.”I knew that if I used the safe word, he wouldn’t prod, but somehow, I didn’t want to use it. Swallowing the lump in my throat, I nodded. “Seeing you… and the other soldiers in that uniform made me wonder—” my legs clenched at my thoughts, heat creeping up my body. “Wonder how it would feel surrounded by all of you. Naked.”I squeezed my eyes shut, wanting to hide my face in a blanket when Hayden’s body move against me, his hard muscles felt delicious against my soft skin. “Look at me.” His fingers trail
11HaydenI sighed, splashing cold water on my face to calm my raging thoughts. I didn’t expect it to be that good. But it was. I cursed under my breath just at the thought of Zara lying on the bed with her rosy cheeks and doe eyes. Even if she was a virgin, the sex with her was the best I ever had. No, not just the sex. This entire night was one of the best I ever had. I didn’t want it to end. Ever. “Are you kidding me?” I asked myself, looking down at the bulge in my boxers. She had wrung me dry. Twice. Once in her sweet mouth and then inside her warm pussy. Yet my dick had other thoughts and was ready for more rounds. Shaking my head, I calmed it down and walked out of the washroom. Zara was checking her phone sitting on the bed, her dark hair trailing down her pale body, which was covered in pink hues where I had spanked her or held her too hard. Hickeys covering her neck and breasts. I did that to her. Male pride surged through me as I stepped closer, her eyes flickering to
Explicit Bonus SceneNote: This scene has a bit of anal play with a use of sex toy.Elena“How much… longer?” I gasped, scrunching the sheets with my fingers. My knees buckled at the new sensation of being touched and—oh.Zayed’s fingers moved inside me, teasing and twisting them as various sensations of being invaded at such a part of my body. “Shh, my little witch,” he crooned, his hot breath on my neck making me shiver. His other hand soothed the burn of his spanking on my cheeks from moments ago when he was driving inside me, shooting his load in my pussy, which I felt sliding down my inner thigh. “You’re doing so well, my Sheikha,” he praised me, more cold lube coated over my puckered hole. “Take a deep breath.”I did, biting my lip and gasping when he spanked me at the same time I felt the cold press of something bulbous and held my breath. Zayed hushed my whimpers, ordering me to take another deep breath and relax when he slowly pushed the small toy inside me. Perspiration for
Epilogue“Finally, the pretty witch has graced me with her precious presence.”I hummed and sat on his lap, snuggling into his chest. “It’s supposed to be sleeping beauty.”He peered down at me, stroking my hair. “I know, but you are my darling witch.”“You made me stay up all night,” I glared at his handsome face, caressing the scar on his brow from the day The Golden Palace had fallen. “You weren’t complaining, love,” he smirked, kissing my hand that glinted with a small ruby ring. I bit my lip looking at it and asked, “Are you sure about marrying me, Sheikh Zayed?”He raised his brow and turned me around so I could straddle his hips, his eyes lowering to his shirt I had worn, unbuttoning it with his expert fingers. “I proposed to you when we were sixteen, my enchantress. It feels like a dream to marry you… even though you can be annoying sometimes.” I glared at him but he chuckled and continued, “But I have never been surer than ever before, Elena. My Sheikha.”I smiled and kissed
33ElenaMy heart shattered seeing The Golden Palace fall to the ground, dust and debris rolling in waves even when we were waiting at the stables that were far away from the palace. I clutched my heart and closed my eyes, praying, hoping he was safe. He was alive. Yes, I hated him for his antics, paralyzing me before running into the palace and keeping me safe with others. The absolute idiot. But I wanted him back, to kiss me again and hold my hand, flash me his boyish dimpled grin. “He is okay, Elena,” Valeria whispered softly, touching my shoulder and giving me a side hug. “She’s right,” Khalid said. “He is too stubborn to die.”“He will be okay,” Zain said, “He promised he would save Riaz so he will. I have sent your guards to look at the explosion. We will find him ourselves if we have to.”I thanked them for their support and stood up, shaking off my nerves. “I will come too.”They knew better than to stop me.The Golden Palace was in a shambles with each step we took closer
32ZayedI held my breath with each turn we took, my heartbeat pounding in my ears with the anticipation of finding Imran and relief to find Riaz. I wouldn’t hesitate to kill Imran if he touched Riaz. That kid was forced into this world and deserved nothing that had happened to him. “You love that Elena, hm?” I eyed Hamid and nodded. We had already looked for Riaz in the dungeons, but he wasn’t there, so we were looking in the empty library. “She suits you well, son, but you need to stop poisoning her from protecting you.”“This was the last time,” I promised and added, “I don’t enjoy it, but I don’t want her getting hurt because of the choices I made. Mistakes I made.”“If you love someone, all you have to do is be honest with them. That’s why she wanted to be here with you, because she wanted to keep you safe just as much as you want to keep her safe. If not more.”I stayed quiet, hearing his words, processing them and following him out of the library. Swallowing the lump in my th
31ZayedI was surprised to see the dark-haired man sitting beside Rahim and talking to him. He looked very familiar, but I didn’t know where I had seen him. He was tall with a thin shirt hugging his lean, muscular frame, and he looked like he was in his late twenties or early thirties. “Ah, Zayed,” Rahim finally noticed me standing by his tent. “This is my friend I wanted you to meet.”The man stood up, smiling at me, his golden-brown eyes twinkling in the morning sunlight as he bowed. “I have heard so much about you, Sheikh Zayed.”“See?” I turned around to see Elena enter the tent, her hands tying her golden hair in a ponytail. She was wearing my shirt and pants, rolled up at the hem as I hadn’t planned a perfect kidnapping. “Everyone knows about your pranks—oh, it’s you.”The stranger tilted his head and I resisted the urge to step between them, ripping my shirt and puffing my chest at him like some wild animal. “It is me?”“You two know each other?” I asked Elena, frowning when
30ZaraI caressed the bump on my stomach, feeling the excited kicks of my baby. Hayden had guessed that it was a girl while I had guessed the baby’s gender to be a boy. A little prince like him. Like us. With my dark black hair and his sparkling blue eyes. “You should thank me for not killing him off, you know.” I straightened up on the armchair when he entered the room. A small space, enough for a bed and a bathroom without locks with a tiny window to breathe fresh air. They separated me from my family with Aya, who was thankfully sleeping on the bed, curled around her stuffed toy. I had woken up in the room the day before, my head groggy, and I knew he had drugged me and everyone else. But why?“Maybe I should thank you for sparing my life too,” I replied with a smile, but he was smart enough to catch the sarcasm. Imran chuckled, walking closer to me, his men keeping guard on the door. “One day, princess, I will hear you begging.”“I pity you, Prince Imran.” I looked at him for
29Zayed“Ah, so glad to see you are okay.”Riaz stayed in the tent when Rahim stood up from the chair and smiled at me. He wasn’t present when I had run away from the Maahnoor palace. “What are you doing here?” “Here?” He looked around the tent, the table strewn with papers and maps and blueprints of Maahnoor palace. “You mean, in the middle of the desert, Sheikh Zayed?”“Where were you?” I poured a glass of water for him and handed it to him, leaning on the table, looking at him. He was dressed in his usual white clothes, his grey hair untousled with a warm look on his face. “I was trying to find the place where they took Nasir.”I frowned at him and he continued, “Nasir, the tiger? Unfortunately, I couldn’t find him and headed back. Before I reached the Maahnoor palace, I heard a commotion and saw you leaving the palace on a horse with Elena. At first, I thought you went out… for privacy, but news about Prince Imran travelled fast and I stayed hidden until this kid approached me.
PART FOUR“I love you, you infuriating, cold witch.” 28ElenaThe first thing I noticed when I started getting conscious was the cool heat, like sweltering summer heat during the night. It was cool but made me sweat, my entire body stiff and throat parched.I forced my lids to open, blinking at the empty bed. A small whimper tore out of my burning throat as I tried to sit up, my legs and hands straining with taut muscles. How long was I unconscious for?My eyes adjusted to the light pouring in from the open flap of the tent. By the looks of it, it was afternoon, and someone had taken a great care to build such a tent with a private bath area, small closet and a table. It looked like a royal tent.Royal… wedding. Memories came flashing back at me. Blood on the floor, Imran, Zara crying, missing my shot, and Zayed. He poisoned me. Handed me that wine, knowing what was going to happen and sided with Imran, who had fooled us all since the beginning and conspired against Azmia all that tim
27ElenaThe mood in the ceremonial hall was a cross between joy and confusion as everyone watched Imran and Iesha get married. The musicians were playing their instruments and food was great with a constant flow of arak, but everyone was shaken up by the events of the day before. I hadn’t even dared to look for Zayed after he had left the room early in the morning. I kept his promise of not following him even though I really wanted to, but how could I move when he told me he wished to marry me? I was too stunned by his confession to even breathe. I hadn’t left the bed until the maids asked to dress me for the wedding, even drawing a bath for me. When I had asked them about Zayed, they didn’t know where he was. “I heard Nasir will be sent back to a zoo,” Rahim said, standing beside me. “I will miss him.”I chuckled. “We can adopt and keep him in The Golden Palace. I am sure Zara would love that.”We both glanced at the pregnant princess talking with other ladies, Hayden keeping a c