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‘The woman in the photo, the one...’
‘What about her?’ Ilyas snapped. He certainly did not need a refresher course on the woman to whom Mahmoud referred, for she was currently on more than his mind.
‘I have just found out that she is still in the country. Apparently she is booked on a tour tonight.’
‘Then you were right the first time,’ Ilyas growled. ‘She is a fool.’ For no one with any sense would remain in the country having served such an explicit threat.
‘We have traced her phone and it would seem that she is attending the star-gazing trip.’
‘There shall be few stars tonight since there is a simoom expected.’ It was not due here until tomorrow but the red of the sky was foreboding. ‘There should be no tourists out in the desert tonight.’
‘The tour went ahead. She is out there, Your Highness,’ Mahmoud said, and gestured to the desert.
Ilyas knew that some of the tour operators ignored warnings. It was an ongoing issue but not one that concerned him now.
‘I am sure she is calling our bluff but we have a team investigating.’ Ilyas dismissed him but then he wavered. His father had made it exceptionally clear that Hazin was on his final warning.
If there was the slightest truth behind this threat, the results for Hazin would be dire indeed.
‘Bring this Suzanne to me.’
‘Here?’ Mahmoud was aghast. ‘If the king gets wind—’
‘Not here,’ Ilyas interrupted. ‘Have her taken to the desert abode. I shall speak with her there.’
‘You could well find yourself stranded.’
Ilyas was more than used to the tricks of the desert and always enjoyed his time there. He drew on it for strength and wisdom, and the thought of being stranded didn’t trouble him in the least.
‘Perhaps this Suzanne should have considered that before firing off her threats.’
Ilyas flicked his hand to tell Mahmoud to get to work and carry out his orders and then he went to reach for the rope above to select his concubine. His hand halted midway as he changed his mind and instead rose from the table and walked over to the running water, where he rinsed off.
He would deal with this impossible woman first, andthenhe would select from the harem.
