Devil's Daughter by Catherine Coulter

Author:Catherine Coulter
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Historical, General
ISBN: 9780451135629
Publisher: SIGNET
Published: 1985-05-07T07:00:00+00:00

Kamal leaned against the thick embroidered pillows at his back and gazed at Señor Ancera, a Spanish merchant. The man’s jaw hung slack as he watched a swaying dancing girl.

“Shall we conclude our business, señor?” Kamal asked. “Then you may have the girl for the night.”

Señor Ancera nodded, his eyes still fixed on the girl. She wore only two veils now, one over her face and the other about her waist. Her chestnut hair was loose to her waist, falling in thick waves over her shoulders to her breasts.

The tambourines and cymbals quickened their tempo. The girl whirled closer and let the veil slip down over her smooth belly.

The Spaniard would sign over his mother to have Orna, Kamal thought, watching the man clutch at his drink. Kamal nodded to Orna, and she let her veil fall slowly from her hips. The cymbals suddenly stopped and she sank to her knees before the Spaniard, her glorious hair spread about her like a rippling fan.

Kamal clapped his hands. Orna rose to stand before him, her head bowed.

“Take off your veil,” he said.

The veil fluttered to the floor, and Kamal watched the Spaniard’s eyes widen in appreciation.

“Orna is quite skilled, señor,” Kamal said dryly. “She will await you in your chamber. You will join her once we have finished.” At his nod, Orna slipped once again to her knees and kissed the toe of his soft leather boot. A eunuch appeared to lift the girl to her feet and lead her away.

Señor Ancera wiped the sweat from his upper lip. “Yes,” he managed, “let us conclude our business, highness.”

Kamal looked over the parchment once it was signed, nodded affably to the older man, and watched him disappear through an arched doorway. The pious Spaniards were the easiest to deal with, he thought, but it gave him no sense of mastery. “Hassan,” he called to his minister.

“Yes, highness.”

“See that the Spaniard visits the baths.”

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