One Night with The Sheikh: An accident of fate brought them together, and it would bind them for the rest of their lives. by Clare Connelly

Author:Clare Connelly
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2014-08-05T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

“Why can’t you move here?”

He had anticipated such a question. “I told you, I work in a sort of family business. When my dad died, I became indispensible. I cannot leave. Too many people depend on me.”

“Well, I have family too. And my job is not exactly run of the mill. I’ve worked my arse off for years to get this far in my career,” she said crossly. “I can’t believe you’re even asking this of me.”

He appeared to look chastened. “It is your decision. However, think about this before you make it. You haven’t even seen Elaminar. How can you possibly come to an informed decision before you’ve travelled there? Come away with me on Friday. Spend a week in my home, and then make your decision.”

It sounded so reasonable put like that. Besides, his eyes were doing funny things to her, making her objections feel silly somehow. She sighed quietly. “I’ll think about it.”

“Good.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small turquoise box wrapped in white ribbon. “Will you consider wearing this while you make your decision?”

She took the box simply because he held it out, and that was the body’s natural reaction. But as soon as her eyes alighted on the Tiffany & Co lettering, she did a double take. “This can’t be what I think it is?”

His laugh was throaty. “That depends on what you think it is.”

Her fingers shook a little as she pulled at the ribbon and removed it carefully. She held it in the palm of her hand as she flicked the box open. It was as she’d thought. An enormous black diamond set in a perfect circle of white diamonds glinted back at her.

“Sam,” she said uncertainly, pushing the box back to him. “It’s way too generous. I can’t possibly accept something like this. It must have cost you a King’s ransom.”

He took the box and lifted the ring out of its black velvet setting. He lifted her hand and, when she didn’t object, slid the ring over her knuckle, onto her ring finger. “Other than your concerns about the amount I spent, do you have any objection to wearing this ring?”

She looked down at her hand, and was surprised to realize that she liked seeing it there. The ring was beautiful, but she would have felt the same about a piece of costume jewelry from Portobello Road if this man had presented it to her as a token of their future journey.

Slowly, she lifted her eyes to his face. Feeling like she was back in the forest, with the blindfold firmly in place, she slowly shook her head.

He let out a breath of relief. “I know it’s all happening fast, Grace. But you know as well as I do that this is fate. One way or another, we will make it work.”

And because there was no sense in denying it, she smiled at him weakly. “I think you might be right, Sam. And it scares me half to death.

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