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It was her own fault; she had brooded dismally on the morning of her wedding. She had lied to him, and he thought that she and Farhan had shared a "normal" marriage. Amazingly, he had not realized the level of her inexperience even when he kissed her. She must be a quick learner, she reasoned. Either that or she was as morally deficient as her mother, because when she was in Ahsan’s arms, nothing seemed more important than assuaging the burning need for sexual fulfillment that he aroused in her.To her relief, the wedding was a simple, low-key event compared to the extravagant banquets, during which she had been conscious of the curious stares of the hundreds of guests who had been keen to see Prince Ahsan’s future bride. The ceremony took place in one of the palace state rooms—a breathtakingly opulent room with a pink marble-tiled floor, walls inlaid with gold, and magnificent crystal chandeliers suspended from the ceiling, glistening like diamond tears.Kate’s heart was beating unna
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After that, they drove through the desert in a silence that stretched Kate’s nerves to their breaking point. Eventually, they reached an oasis. A distinctive Bedouin tent loomed out of the darkness, pitched beneath several palm trees and illuminated by flickering oil lamps. Moonlight dappled the inky surface of a large natural pool, and more stars than Kate had ever imagined existed studded the sky like pins in a velvet pincushion.Some distance away she could see more tents, and, following her gaze, Ahsan explained, "Servants’ quarters." But I don’t have many staff here, and they are under strict orders not to disturb us.He held out his arms to assist her down from the four-by-four, and despite her misgivings, the brief contact with his body was enough to send heat coursing through Kate’s veins. The feel of his silk shirt beneath her fingertips and the sensual musk of his cologne captivated her senses, and her legs felt weak. When he opened the tent flap, she stared around at the ju
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Kate’s cry of protest was lost beneath the fierce pressure of Ahsan’s kiss. His tongue forced access into the moist warmth of her mouth, parting her lips with barely controlled savagery and exploring her with such skilled eroticism that she was powerless to fight him or the tumultuous emotions he aroused in her. He was her prince, the man of her dreams, powerful and formidable, a man who would sweep away the barriers she had built around herself and discover the intensely sensual part of her that she had tried so hard to suppress.She wondered vaguely why he had sounded so harsh when he had mentioned Farhan. She might almost believe he resented the fact that she had been married to his brother. But she must surely have imagined the note of raw jealousy in his voice."This was inevitable from the moment we first saw each other at Ingledean House," he grumbled when he finally broke the kiss and stared down at her swollen mouth, his dark eyes gleaming with a determination that made Kate
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Paralyzed with fearful anticipation, she did not resist when he pushed her thighs apart and came down on her, positioning himself between them. He moved his hands under her bottom and lifted her to receive him, his eyes locking with hers as he rubbed his thick, swollen shaft up and down her moist opening."This is what I wanted the moment I laid eyes on you at Ingledean," he told her rawly, "when I fantasized about spreading you across the desk and plunging into you."And as he spoke, he matched his words with the deed, easing forward to penetrate her with one deep, powerful thrust that drew a shocked gasp from her as she was forced to accept the awesome length of his erection.Kate’s sharp cry was born of shock rather than pain. She was so aroused that her vaginal muscles quickly stretched to accommodate him, but the feel of his pulsing length pushing deeper into her was startlingly new, and her breath came in shallow pants as her body slowly relaxed and absorbed his male strength.A
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He broke off and gave a grim laugh. "Did you honestly think I wouldn’t notice the indisputable proof of your innocence?" It’s possible I hurt you.’ His conscience burned when he recalled how he had taken her, with a distinct lack of finesse. "But you only have yourself to blame if I did," he growled, guilt adding to his inexplicable fury that he had somehow ruined a moment that should have been special for both of them. "Perhaps you concluded that all you were gaining financially was worth a few moments of discomfort?" he added scathingly.‘No. "You've got it all wrong," Kate cried frantically, pushing her tangled curls out of her eyes as she jerked upright, and then blushing scarlet when his eyes settled on her bare breasts. To her horror, her nipples immediately hardened into provocative peaks, and smothering a groan of mortification, she dragged the silk bedcover around her before she lifted her head to him.Only moments ago, Ahsan had taken her to heaven. Now he was looking at her
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His lips were hot and hard, his tongue tormenting her relentlessly as he thrust deep into her mouth in an erotic simulation of lovemaking. Her determination to fight him was fading; she was lost in the maelstrom of sensation he was arousing with his mouth and his wickedly invasive fingers."I have never taken a woman by force in my life, and I don’t intend to start with you," Ahsan growled against her skin. "Tell me now that you don’t want this, and I’ll stop," he taunted, his eyes gleaming with undisguised mockery when she opened her mouth but could not utter the words. "Do you want me to stop, Kate?"‘No.’ The word was wrenched from her soul, and she squeezed her eyes shut to blot out his satisfied smile as he moved over her. She was utterly humiliated by her weakness, but she was on fire for him, her body trembling with her desperate need to feel him inside her."What do you want?" He was hovering mere inches from her, the hard ridge of his erection pushing into her belly. He was d
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Kate’s eyes widened even further. "For what last night?" for making love to me?He could feel her surprise—as if an apology was the last thing she had expected—and his jaw clenched. "I was rough with you," he grumbled. Apologies were not easy, but this one had to be made. "I have spent the past week anticipating our wedding night, and my impatience made me careless." By the time I discovered it was your first time, it was too late to restrain my hunger for you. If you had told me— He broke off, clearly struggling to contain his impatience. "If I had known, I would have acted differently—been gentler," he expounded at her confused frown."If you had known I was a virgin, you wouldn’t have made love to me at all," Kate murmured. "You would have had our marriage annulled and asked the courts to award you custody of Hazem, wouldn't you?" she added uncertainly.Ahsan’s gaze meshed with hers, and the tension between them changed subtly as awareness wove its sensual spell. "Hazem was not the
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Ahsan felt something tug at his insides. He had been a similar age to Kate when his mother had left Qubbah, and he had never forgotten how badly he had missed her. He’d been lucky that he still had his father, brother, and sisters around him, but Kate had had none.He admitted grimly that he had convinced himself that she was a heartless golddigger because it suited him.It had been the only weapon at his disposal to fight his ferocious attraction to her. But what if he had been wrong about her? What if she really had adopted Hazem so that she could give him the love she had been denied during her childhood? It made his treatment of her seem even worse—particularly the way he had trapped her in a marriage she hadn’t wanted, simply because of his selfish determination to take her to bed."You told my father that you loved Farhan," he muttered, voicing the thought that had been gnawing at him. But you must have been lying. Because I proved conclusively last night that you were never a pr
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He moved suddenly, turned to her, and gripped her arms; she glimpsed the desperation in his eyes as he dragged her against his chest. "I will do whatever it takes to win you back, Kalila." "You are my wife, the love of my life, and I won’t let you go." His warm breath fanning the curls that framed her face, he pressed his lips to her temple, his eyes briefly closing as if in pain."I have told my father to name his brother Sulim as the interim ruler of Qubbah in the event of his dying before Hazem comes of age." Kate stared at him, shocked beyond words. "But... but why?" she finally stumbled.I thought that you were to rule until Hazem was older. "You are the King’s only son, and it is your duty." Ahsan shook his head. "My first duty is to my wife, and my father agrees." Even if he did not, I would still be here for you."Don't you understand, Kalila?" he asked urgently. "You are more important to me than Qubbah, my father, everything." You, me, and Hazem are a family, and the only thin
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The still silence in the garden that followed his astounding statement was broken by the piercingly sweet song of a blackbird. Kate licked her suddenly dry lips, her heart beating so fast she was sure it would explode. "I don’t understand.""It’s quite simple." He sounded impatient and stared at her haughtily. But to her amazement, streaks of dull color highlighted his cheekbones, and his eyes veered from hers as if he were afraid to meet her gaze. "I love you, Kate."Her rebuttal was fierce and immediate. "No, you don’t.""I should have known you would want to argue about it, Kalila." A little of his tension left him, and his smile stole her breath."You don’t love me," she said again. It was probably some cruel trick, and she had more sense than to be fooled. "You married me for Hazem." You love Farrah. Malika said so.Malika said a lot of things, most of them untrue. Ahsan’s voice was suddenly harsh."But not the things she said about me," Kate said thickly. "My mother was a prosti
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The blue sky was dotted with cotton wool clouds, and the warm breeze carried a scent of lavender and old-fashioned roses. There was no place on earth more beautiful than Ingledean on a spring day, Kate mused—except an oasis in the middle of the desert, where palm trees provided shade from the scorching sun and an azure pool glinted beneath a cloudless sky.She had been home for a month—although Ingledean no longer felt like home without Hazem. The image of his huge brown eyes and impish smile caused the familiar agonizing pain in her chest, and she bit down hard on her lip, tasted blood, and cursed the tears that slid unchecked down her face. She couldn’t cry forever. Somehow she was going to have to find the strength to move on, pick up the threads of her life, or maybe make a new one, far away from Ingledean and all its memories. But since she had left Qubbah, a terrible lassitude had settled on her, and she could not plan anything when the only two people she loved were far away on
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In less than an hour, she was expected to attend the lavish dinner organized in honor of King Kabir’s recovery and his return as supreme ruler of Qubbah. And somehow she was going to have to do so without revealing that she was breaking up inside, which Kate acknowledged despairingly as she stared in the mirror at her paper-white face and red-rimmed eyes.When she first returned to the palace after her explosive confrontation with Malika, she locked herself in her dressing room and recalled, in stunned disbelief, everything the young Arab woman had told her. Could it be true? Had Ahsan always intended to divorce her once he’d gained custody of Hazem and marry his beautiful advisor?She did not know how long she’d sat there, but eventually her maid had knocked on the door and reminded her that it was time to prepare for the banquet. She should have made the excuse that she was ill—no one who saw her pallor would fail to believe her. But the steely backbone of pride that had seen her th
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Despite the warmth of the early-evening sunshine, Kate shivered. "You’re talking nonsense," she said firmly, striving to sound confident despite the sudden lurch of her heart. She was perfectly aware of why Ahsan had married her, but he had given no hint that he wanted a divorce. Ahsan told me he was never engaged to you. She lifted her chin and glared at Malika, trying to ignore the sick feeling in the pit of her stomach."He wasn’t," Malika agreed, looking surprised. "I was engaged to Farhan; Ahsan was engaged to Farrah."The world seemed to tilt alarmingly for a few seconds, and Kate actually gripped the edge of the wall for support. Ahsan and Farrah! It couldn’t possibly be true, could it? "Jamila told me that Ahsan was in love with his fiancée," she said faintly. "She doesn’t know why the marriage didn’t take place."Malika gave a careless shrug. ‘Jamila knows. Everyone at the palace knows that Ahsan adored Farrah and that she eloped with his brother on the eve of their wedding.
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He was suddenly aware that the children had finished their dance and everyone was waiting for his response. Kate had turned her head to him, frowning at his inattention, and he quickly clapped his hands in applause. Once the dancers had filed out of the marquee, his personal assistant Zaid appeared at his side and informed him that a group of local potters had brought their best work for his gracious inspection. Stifling a sigh, he led the royal party out into the blazing sunshine.The garden party continued all afternoon, and Ahsan was not in the best of moods when he strode back to the palace. He suddenly realized that he was too far ahead and slowed his pace, waiting for Kate to catch up with him. He frowned when he noted how pale she looked beneath her wide-brimmed hat. She made no attempt to speed up, and the dejected droop of her shoulders fueled his impatience."I appreciate that an afternoon spent admiring traditional crafts and customs is not likely to top your list of exciti
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Her feet briefly touched the floor, and he spun her around, tugged her zip down her spine, and removed her dress before she had time to catch her breath. Her bra went the same way before he lifted her again and threw her onto the bed as if she were a rag doll, his eyes glittering with a mixture of anger and sexual hunger that made Kate’s stomach dip."At night, I’m happy to give you all the attention you could possibly want," he growled, his shoes, trousers, and shirt hitting the floor with barely controlled savagery until he stood in his silk boxers. "This is the only bed you’ll ever sleep in." The boxers joined the rest of his clothes, revealing his powerful, unashamedly aroused body in all its glory. "But I wouldn’t bank on sleeping for many hours yet."Kate stared up at him, her breath coming in shallow gasps as she struggled to control the wild excitement that was pounding through her veins. She was conscious that she was wearing nothing but a pair of tiny lace pants and the pric
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Clearly embarrassed, Aaliyah determinedly changed the subject to Hazem and how fast he was growing. But although Kate smiled and made token conversation, her mind was whirling. If Malika’s family had expected her to marry Ahsan, was she the woman he had been engaged to years ago—the woman Jamila had said he had loved? But, if so, why had they not married? It didn’t make sense, and she brooded miserably as she stared at Ahsan. He was smiling at Malika and clearly enjoying her company. Perhaps they had argued and broken off their engagement. Was he now regretting his lost chance to marry a beautiful, clever Arab girl who would have made him the perfect wife?From that moment on, the party became a blur of faces and stilted conversation with people she had never met before. She was sure they viewed her as an oddity, with her pale skin and vivid hair—and her glaring lack of sophistication. But until his father had recovered, Ahsan was king, and one of her wifely duties outside of the bedr
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As Ahsan had predicted, his team of advisors was waiting for him when they arrived back at the palace. Even on the journey across the desert, he’d had his mobile phone clamped to his ear, and Kate had sat silently beside him, lost in her thoughts. The honeymoon was over, and he had made it abundantly clear that he now saw her role as his wife as a walk-on part—or perhaps a lie-down part, she thought bitterly. But what had she expected? She had married him for Hazem, and he had married her for sex, and they had each gotten what they wanted.At least she had Hazem, she told herself later that evening, when she tucked the toddler into bed. She had missed him desperately, and his evident delight that she was back was a comforting balm to her raw emotions. She was Ahsan’s wife, a member of the Royal Family of Qubbah, and no one could ever take him away from her now.But as she prepared for the state banquet, her insecurities returned, and she felt sick with nerves. She had been horrified w
