Chapter 13
I was lost in the kiss. Completely. I’m startled when I hear a woman’s voice saying something about being replaced.
I try to free myself from the Sheikh’s arms, but he tightens his grip, his hand resting on the nape of my neck.
I lift my head to look at him. “What’s going on, Kamal?”
“Ah,Kamal! She calls him by his first name. Cute! I thought she was just your assistant.”
“Go away, Danna. You’re clearly drunk, and you’ll regret making such a ridiculous scene,” he says.
“Please, let me go,” I plead because I’m so ashamed. Only then does he loosen his arms.
“This has nothing to do with us, Madeline.”
“You’re partially right. It has nothing to do with me, but it has everything to do with you, Your Excellency.”
I start to walk away, but I hear the woman’s voice saying, “How could you replace me with that baby, Kamal? She’s just a child!”
I walk back into the hall and find the Sheikh’s head of security standing right at the entrance of the terrace, ready.
“How do I get a taxi?” I ask.
“You shouldn’t go anywhere until His Excellency, Sheikh Kamal, authorizes it, Miss Turner.”
I was already upset before, but the man’s arrogance just irritates me even more.
I turn away and accidentally bump into someone.
“Excuse me. I wasn’t paying attention,” I say.
“It’s alright, Madeline. I enjoy having you in my arms.”
When I lift my head, I see it’s Prince Zarif. “Oh! I’m sorry, Your Highness.”
“Are we doing this again? Just Zarif, beautiful.”
“Alright. Anyway, I need to pay more attention to where I’m going. It seems like a kind of curse to keep bumping into the men of your family.”
“Where were you rushing off to?”
“Trying to get a taxi to go home. I asked the Sheikh’s security chief, but he refused to help me.”
“Because he’s afraid of Kamal. By the way, where’s my brother who didn’t arrange for you to go home?”
I scowl. “He’s on the balcony, arguing with an ex-girlfriend.”
He smiles, but I stop him with a hand gesture. “With all due respect, I’m not in the mood for jokes.”
“Hey, I came in peace. Do you really want to leave?”
“Yes, I do.”
“Then come with me. I’ll take you.”
He tries to hold my hand, but I pull away. Regardless of what happened, I arrived with Kamal. I’m not going to leave holding hands with his brother.
I see him pick up his phone and talk to someone.
