Danger in the Desert by Merline Lovelace

Author:Merline Lovelace [Lovelace, Merline]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Bought A, Suspense
Publisher: Silhouette Romantic Suspense
Published: 2011-01-01T06:00:00+00:00

“So we’re agreed?” Kahil eyed the two women sitting at the table at the far end of the lily pond.

“This Jacqueline Thornton has no idea of, or involvement in, the controversy her extraordinary find has stirred?”

Ace gave a curt nod. “Agreed.”

“You will notify your government. I will notify mine. Then, my friend, we must make sure she’s on the first flight out of Cairo tomorrow morning.”

“Agreed,” Ace said again, suppressing a vicious stab of guilt.

He knew how much Jaci wanted to see Karnak and Luxor and the astounding collection of antiquities in Cairo’s fabled museum. The realization that he would deprive her of those experiences put a kink in his gut. It didn’t compare, though, to the knot that twisted his insides at the prospect of some anarchistic nuts using her as the central figure in a bloody uprising.

“I’ll take her to the airport myself.”

“Very well.”

Like Deke, Kahil had long ago learned to disguise his thoughts. His smile when they rejoined the woman reflected only pleasure…and regret when Deke insisted he’d trespassed on their hospitality far too long.

“It’s not yet midnight,” Fahranna protested.

“Cairo only now comes to life. Why don’t we go to a club? Or to the Nile Hilton. Dina performs there. Jaci must see Egypt’s most famous belly dancer.”

If Ace needed any additional incentive to hustle Jaci back to her hotel, that was it. His mind reeled off instant images of the sinuous, elemental performance he’d witnessed at the Golden Salamander.

“Jaci and some of her group tried their hand at belly dancing earlier today. She could give Dina lessons.”

The rough edge to his voice sent Fahranna’s brows soaring. She shot Jaci a look Ace couldn’t quite interpret and raised no further objections to her guests’ imminent departure.

“Before you go,” Kahil said, “I wish to give you this.”

He slid a hand into a pocket and withdrew another tissue-wrapped object. It was a replica of Jaci’s scarab, polished to shining brilliance and threaded on a thin gold chain.

“It comes from the Cairo Museum,” he informed her as he draped the chain over her head. “The director assures me it is of the finest quality. Not as valuable as yours, of course, but something you can treasure from your visit to Cairo.”

“Thank you!”

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