Chapter 420

Jamila had said that Ahsan had been in love with the bride his father had chosen for him. She did not know why he had not married her, but surely it proved that he could fall in love with the right woman—and he’d made it clear that that woman was definitely not her.

Ahsan’s brows winged upward in the look of haughty arrogance she knew so well. "Love is a vastly overrated emotion, I’ve always thought," he said coolly. "But if you need another reason other than the fact that we practically combust whenever we’re within five feet of one another, you can console yourself with the knowledge that we both love Hazem and we are both determined to be good parents to him."

He reached out suddenly and caught her chin, tilting her face so that he could stare into her eyes. Kate immediately focused on his mouth, and her tongue darted out in unconscious invitation. She was facing the most serious decision of her life, but part of her wished he would stop talking and just kiss her senseless before t