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"I doubt it. There must be something else that you find concerning?"
The incessant line of questioning makes me feel resentful and powerless. He's already interrogating me like I'm some kind of criminal, but then...isn't that what I am?
I entered his room without permission, and the treaty between my country and his pretty much dooms my chances for due process. Even if he were to kill me right this very moment, he'll still come out a hero in the eyes of the law.
"I don't like being made to wait."
And I don't like being threatened,I wish I can yell at him, but since I'm not brave (and stupid) enough to go up against him like that, I tell myself to simply get this over with as quickly as I can. If he wants to hear more rumors about him for whatever reason, then so be it.
"I've read somewhere that you and your brothers have come here in search of a bride—-"
"I'm not in search of one," he interrupts, "since I already found mine a year ago."
Chapter Two
The words are completelyunexpected, and my brain goes haywire for a second. There's something about those words that I need to process, but what exactly that is escapes me.
"Is there anything else?"
"I also heard that you're here to do business with Mr. Leventis." I say the words without thinking, but the moment I see the sheikh's gaze glint, I immediately regret it.Oh God.I'll never forgive myself if I've gotten Damen and Mairi into trouble—-
"You speak of Damen as if you are personally familiar with him." The fury in his eyes is unmistakable, and it's enough to dissuade me from saying anything but the truth.
"I'm close to his wife. That's all. I promise."
The sheikh only looks at me, and the tension in the air becomes suffocating.
"She used to be my teacher in college," I add desperately, but the sheikh continues to study me in silence, and I'm nearly overcome with this crazy urge to self-destruct. Should I just run away and leave—-
"That's a pity."
The urge to do foolish things vanish at his words, and now I'm just confused. What exactly is a pity?
"Your friendship with her may make things complicated, but that will be entirely up to you."
I can only stare at him, still unable to comprehend a single word he's said.
