"Will you wipe that look off your face, Habibtha? It doesn't look good on you. Take a seat and let's discuss what's bothering you."
Tequila watched him for a while. He looked prepared for anything he had to say like he was so sure there was nothing she could throw his way that would stir him off. Tequila hated that, the aura of confidence was something she wished she possessed right now. She opened her mouth to speak, but closed it back, thinking of the right words to say. The Sheikh was as smart as he was arrogant. "Tequila? If you didn't hear me the first time I asked what was bothering you. Also, why don't you take a seat? It's better than standing."She placed her hands on her hips, when he saw this movement, he rolled his eyes, but she ignores him. "What's bothering me, you say? Don't worry, I don't want to sit down, I'll rather stand than sit beside you."He chuckled. "Fine, if you want to stand and stress your prettyAmir's eyes were on the lady laying down beside him. She was supposed to be gone hours again, but for reasons only known to her, she was still on his bed, 'sleeping' peacefully. Amir knew she wasn't sleeping, she was breathing way too fast, and her eyeballs were moving around like crazy, also before he had woken up he was sure he had heard her muttering to herself and the minute she knew he was awake, she stilled. He didn't know what she had planned to do yet, some women stayed behind to try and get his attention and see if the sex was worthy enough to make him want to see them again, others, like this one as he suspected tried to steal from him and always failed. He sighed and moved away from the bed, wearing his garment he walked over to the table, where an ashtray sat and took a cigarette, but on second thought he decided it was best not to smoke first thing after waking up. He walked over to the curtain and pushed on a little button close to her cu
It's been two days since Tequila had that conversation with Uthman. She had gotten her body measurements that day. After Uthman had left the room, the tailor had walked in minutes later to take her measurements. She hasn't seen Uthman since that day, but from the conversation they had, she wouldn't be surprised if he had gone about inviting more of his friends and relatives for the wedding even when she had told him not to. He was the Sheikh and no one orders him around. Anyone would have expected that by now Tequila would have accepted her fate, but she hasn't. The more she thought about it, the harder it becomes from her to accept that she would be getting married to Uthman in a month. A man that cared more about his favourite car than her feelings. Uthman didn't care about her, it was all just about the sex. She gave him the satisfaction he needed and had a pretty face, that was all he needed from her, a pleasure hole. Tequila regretted fal
He was speaking in Farsi, their local dialect and Tequila didn't understand anything he was saying. She didn't understand a word, but she could swear on her life that Uthman was cursing. He was speaking aggressively and looked really angry. Without saying a word to Tequila, he stood up from the bed and walked out of the room, leaving Tequila staring at him in shock."Great," she muttered to herself. "I'm left feeling like a fool once again... wouldn't be the first, second, or third time. Fuck me!" She slammed her fist on the bed. Then rolled to her side and remained in that position. "I know I haven't been the best, but I do not deserve this."Uthman hurried out of Tequila's room. He was going down the stairs, Uthman slowed down when he saw him. The one-man he hated more than anything else in the world, Amir. He was walking straight to the palace, dressed in a black suit. The last time Uthman saw Amir, he was much leaner, had longer hair, now he was more built, his
I never realized how big the palace was," Tequla said to the maid who was showing her around, Delilah. Delilah only muttered a response to what Tequila had said, not really paying her much attention. She wasn't as responsive as Aliyah and Aisha would have beenand Tequila had also noticed something quite hostile in her attitude, it made the tour less enjoyable. She was sure if Aliyah and Aisha were around, they would have made her laugh and made the whole tour fun. "I heard there's a music room here, the one my son, Uthman goes to play in. Can you take me there?""Yes, My Queen," Delilah replied. "This way." She stopped and took a different route from the one she was previously headed to.Tequila wasn't given any time to admire the scenery as Delilah was walking way too fast. Tequila was almost tempted to tell the young lady to slow down, but she already looked stressedand annoyed, like there was so many other things she could be doing, not being a tour guide for Te
Today was the day. The day Tequila had tried to prevent since Uthman was so intent on his decision to marry her. Today was going to be the royal ball ceremony. Tequila sighed, she was still in her room, she has just been informed that Uthman was requesting her presence downstairs. Tequila couldn't deny that she wasn't nervous. She wished he had sent an escort, someone to help walk her down. She knew she would make an entrance, she was the one getting married to the Sheikh after all. She took in a deep and pulled the door open. Tequila knew very well that if she stood there debating on the issue, she would never leave that place and Uthman would come drag her himself. Knowing the man he was, she wouldn't be surprise if he did. Aliyah and Alisha we're not allowed to talk to any guest in the ceremony except they were spoken to first, or it was an emergency, this means they couldn't keep Tequila company. As she walked down, a guard walking behind her, and one before her, Tequila was alr
Tequila watched from the corner and prayed that Uthman doesn’t disgrace both of them, she has never seen a man driven by jealousy and she hated the way she found him so hot to begin with. The was he was raging if anyone came close and the way he saw the doctor as a threat to him, it was laughable. Tequila had quite an expensive taste if you judge by the men she always found herself attracted to but she would not have anything to do with the doctor. “Good evening distinguished ladies and gentlemen. Tonight, we have another reason to celebrate. We would be having another royal wedding in the next two weeks and Ikram would have a queen” Uthman’s voice boomed across the room and at his pause, the crowd started cheering. A few eyes darted to her while the rest looked around, obviously trying to find the supposed bride. “Habibti, come to me” He turned to look at Tequila and he held out his hand. At that moment, he didn’t look like a man who was just trying to mark his territory. He looked
Uthman sat with his mother as he watched Tequila and her son walk down the corridor, she was whispering to the young child and he was giggling at her facial expressions. looking at them warmed his heart, very soon he would be let into their tiny circle. They would be a whole family again without all the obstacles but how would he do that when the woman sees every opportunity with him as an avenue for a fight? he hated to do this with her but she wasn't ready to accept the fact that they would be married soon. They would start their own little family very soon and Uthman would bet that he wasn't going to miss out on that. Missing three years out of his son's life was something he kept beating himself up for. he should have looked back after that night, he should have replied when the manager told him that the stripper had an emergency. he felt like she was every other woman who after finding out who he truly was, wanted a piece of his wealth. at least he wrote her enough checks and he
Tequila looked around as the jeep blew through the desert sand and for the first time she actually saw the beauty of the desert. it was pretty and the pictures didn't do justice to it. WhileUthman was helping her pack her things for the getaway, she was looking through images of the supposed place online, she didn't get much because it was a private resort for the royals. She had to swallow her pride and ask Uthman for pictures, the ones he provided were distracting. He was either half naked and his chest was glittering with the sun reflection, there was no way she could actually get a clear view with his whole body full on display here. From the little she saw, the place was very pretty and she knew she would definitely enjoy the whole place. Tequila looked at the way Uthman's hair was flying around with the wind and she felt like he looked different from the man she had known. The Uthman here looked very different from the one she knew and she hoped this one was around for quite a
"Uthman drop that down, go on and play with Zara, please don't stress Mama on her wedding day," Tequila said to her son who was running around making Aliyah chase him while the beauticians were working on her makeup."I don't wan not stress Mama," Uthman said to her, but he was still running around."Uthman!" Sheikh Uthman said and her son stopped running immediately, Aliyah scooped him up at that moment."Papa!" Her son shouted and started wiggling to be let down. Aliyah who had been running around with Uthman for quite a while looked very confused. It was clear that she did not want to let him down so that he would not begin running again, but his father was talking to him."Your Majesty," Aliyah started."Just let him down, I will hold him," Sheikh Uthman said, and Aliyah let Uthman jnr down. Tequila watched as her son walked slowly to his father."Good morning Papa," he said in Farsi and the Sheikh struggled not to smile at the boy."Have you been stressing your Mama?" Sheikh Uth
Tequila was seated eagerly in the court room, all of the Sheikhs and elders were already seated in the room, and Sheikh Muhammad was looking very beaten and down cast. She had seen him look very angered at the beginning when he thought that he could get away with what he did. He took him a little while to realize that he did not have anyway out of the mess."We will now start the trial of Sheikh Muhammad, for several counts of murder, assault, kidnap and treason to the entire lands," Sheikh Ila said. He was the next powerful Sheikh after Sheikh Muhammad. The older man looked so very disappointed, he just shook his head at the man."We have several evidence against the King, but before we begin the trial, we will strip him of the rights that belong to a Sheikh, thereby removing his immunity to the laws of the land," Sheikh Ila continued and Tequila saw Uthman nod at the man."All the Shiekhs are gathered with Prince Ishmael standing in place of his father. Do you all agree that we shou
Uthman sat down in the midst of the elders and he could say that he was shocked by all what he heard about the Sheikh. So many counts of crimes seemed to come up at the conversations, he raped on elder's daughter, coveted someone's property. In one way or another, he had hurt each and every person the room. The fight was already beyond Uthman, he was just a by stander. He was just the reason that the fight became public, they would have brought him down if Uthman did not say anything, but he was happy that he tried to call him out regardless.The votes were clear and obvious, Sheikh Muhammad was going to pay for his crimes."The only issue now is Jamila's father, he will want to stand behind the Sheikh, we have to make sure that there is no one behind him," Prince Ishmael said."I will go and see Prince Malik tomorrow, I will make him understand the gravity of the situation and he will talk to his father," Uthman siad to them and the men agreed.."The game plan is to paint my father b
Uthman was afraid of what was to come, but he put on a bold face, he knew that how he presented himself mattered a lot. Even if he was out of the picture, the news will still spread. It will be easier for Sheikh Muhammad to die it down, but the news will be out anyways."Let them go," Prince Ishmael said and the guards began to loosen the bonds on their bodies. Uthman was confused. He just told the son of the man that he wants to destroy, and he was asking his men to let him go, if that was not odd then what was odd."Why?" Uthman asked. The ropes around him and Yusuf were already loosened and he was pretty sure that Prince Ishmael will not tie them up again. If he believed that the man would do that, he would not have said a word."I want to help you, we both have the same goal," Prince Ishmael said simply. Uthman was confused. And he showed his confusion to the Prince."You want to help me? Why did you kidnap me in the first place?" Uthman asked and Prince Ishmael shrugged."I had
"Oh I have enjoyed myself here, even if their Sheikh is a bastard, they do know how to party in Lakera," Dream said, she was smiling and tapping her feet on the ground. It was the last day of the festival and their plan was already in place, they were just waiting to execute their plan."And we were able to put our plan in place too," Tequila said to her sister. It was just morning and she was already excited, she wanted to get the day over with so that she could go home, see her children and have her happily ever after in place."Of course, everything has to work perfectly today, so everyone should be in their various positions," Uthman said. Tequila knew that the love of her life was tense, he put a lot in place to be able to fight Sheikh Muhammad, if he failed it will all come back to bite him. Even if he did not say at out loud or show it, Tequila knew that he was scared, she did not want that at all. She wanted him to win too, so that they will all be happy."Everything will be
The ride to Lakera was short and tense, Tequila was already missing her children and she was scared of what was to come, she liked the idea of using, Yusuf playing the video in front of the crowd during the festival. Things were becoming more and more digitalized and so it was easy to put the projector in place. The festival was for seven days and so they were going on the first day, the video will be played on the last day. They had the six days to convince all the elders that their Sheikh was shit, and that was what Uthman and Tequila would do. it was quite normal and expected too for Sheikhs from other countries to come for the festivals, so their presence there was not unwarranted."The place is beautiful," Tequila noted as she looked outside the window. They were passing through the square and the festival seemed to be starting already. The place was booming with color and it was so beautiful."I can not wait to come out later and see the place," Dream said. Her sister and Amir
Tequila woke up feeling Uthman's arms around her. It was one of the best feelings in the world. Being with someone that she loved.Imagines of what happened the previous night began to flash through her mind, she had forgotten why exactly she was waking up in Uthman's arms. She knew that she might have been a tad but dramatic when she said that she had to leave, but she also knew that the battle she had to fight was one that would take a while and it was one that would hurt a lot. That was the only option, she had though, it was the option to fight for her family, that was all that she could do, that was all she would do."Why are you looking so serious so early in the morning?" Uthman asked and Tequila turned to him. He looked so hot with his five o'clock shadow and his bed hair. His hand was already on her breast and he was toying with her nipple. Tequila could barely remember what she was previously thinking about. "Hmm," Uthman asked again as she did not reply him."Uhmm, just th
Tequila removed the ring on her finger and turned to Uthman. Her heart was beating fastly in her chest and she felt like she was about to cry again, but she knew that she was making the right decision for everyone."I want to go home," she said to him. The words felt heavy in her mouth and it felt like she should not say them out loud, but she could not help herself. In this case, it was the best thing to do."What?" Uthman asked. He was shocked. He could not believe what she was saying. It sounded so foreign coming out of her mouth. Uthman could quite literally feel his heart breaking. They had passed this stage, they had passed the stage that she was trying to go home every chance that she got."I want to go back to the US, Uthman can stay here with Zara, Dream can be here it she wants to, but I want to leave. I can not be here and causing you so much problems," Tequila said. The maids had left the room already and it was only the sleeping children that were inside.Uthman felt like
Uthman and Tequila walked into the room with smiles on their faces. It was easy this time as both parties conformed to the marriage and everything that they were worried about was settled. It was definitely their beginning of a happy ending and things would start to look good from then henceforth.The crowd did not seem happy for them, but that did not matter to Tequila, the woman that they might have wanted for their King was a psychopath and already in prison, if they did not still like her, then that was their problem, it was not hers."Sheikh Uthman and Ms. Tequila, his wife to be," the announcer said as they entered into the party, there was a standing ovation and Tequila smiled as she sat on the high table with the Uthman. Queen Elia, Amir and Dream were also seated there, it was nice to be with family they were together."You look so beautiful," Queen Elia said and touched her hand. Tequila was so happy and she smiled to her. Tequila loved that she had such a supporting mother