Her Desert Prince (Desert Destiny Series Book 1) by Marie Tuhart

Author:Marie Tuhart [Tuhart, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Trifecta Publishing House
Published: 2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00

13

The next morning, Catherine glanced up at the hospital walls. Outlines barely visible to the naked eye now graced the blank walls. Raising her arms above her head, she tried to stretch the kinks out.

She’d left the palace yesterday—okay, left wasn’t the right word—she’d snuck out. Years of experience had taught her how to get past bodyguards and escape. She’d found a weakness in the garden and used it to her advantage. Once free, she’d taken her time and walked to the hospital. It really wasn’t that far from the palace, and the exercise had done her some good.

She’d spent most of the night working on the mural, catching a few hours’ sleep early this morning before resuming her work. Now she had a sense of peace within her, as she always did when she worked. Pausing, she looked over at Zain, who sat in the middle of the floor watching her.

“What do you think, Zain?” He’d been with her all morning, never saying a word but staying close to her.

And while Zain had slipped behind her protective wall, that was okay. He was a child, and he couldn’t hurt her. Not like Malik could.

“Yeah, I know,” she continued as if Zain had answered her. “It doesn’t look like much now, but tomorrow I’ll start painting, and then it will take shape.”

“Only if you’re still alive,” a familiar male voice whispered in her ear.

Catherine’s heart stopped beating, and when it restarted, it pounded in triple time. She angled her head, staring into Malik’s dark eyes.

A flame of anger and … passion flared within them.

“Hi,” she said, starting to move away from him, but he captured her by the shoulders and held her in place.

“You’re not going anywhere.” He smiled at Zain. “Hey, Zain. Hassan is going to take you back to your room. I need to talk with Catherine.”

Zain nodded, and Catherine watched as Hassan led the little boy out of the room. Then she noticed Malik’s two other brothers were there, along with most of his security staff.

“We’ll give you some privacy,” Rafi said, nudging Khalid before they all filed out.

The air vibrated in the silence. Catherine’s muscles screamed at being held so rigidly, but she wasn’t about to move. She didn’t want to disturb the sleeping tiger that was Malik, because she had a feeling he was ready to pounce the second she did.

“Would it help if I said I’m sorry?” She forced herself to breathe naturally.

“For what?” Malik stared at her. His eyes were still blazing, but his hold on her shoulders relaxed slightly.

“For whatever has you so upset.”

“What has me upset?” Malik shook his head. “I really want to shake some sense into you, but I’m so relieved at finding you safe my anger is draining away.”

“Of course I’m safe.”

Malik took a deep breath, inhaling her unique scent. “Do you know you have the entire household in an uproar?” He slid his hands from her shoulders and down her arms to her waist. Slipping them around her, he secured her close to him.

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