Protecting His Princess by C.J. Miller

Author:C.J. Miller
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-07-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Harris shook off the remnants of sleep. He’d been dreaming with Laila at his side, the fresh scent of her skin wrapping around every thought. She’d captivated him, enough that he’d shared with her stories about his family, the people closest to him. Protective of his family and the people he loved, he was very careful about what he said about them. If a victim, witness or informant knew he had family, he made it clear they weren’t a subject he discussed. Even with coworkers, he was sometimes reluctant to discuss them.

He didn’t want his deepening relationship with Laila to cause him to make a mistake or overlook a critical piece of information. Devon had warned him that working closely with Laila could cause these problems, as if Harris’s relationship with Cassie hadn’t already taught him of those dangers. Harris wouldn’t let emotions get ahead of logic or blind him.

Harris had made good progress in the few days he’d been in Qamsar. The more he observed Mikhail and the people around him, the more familiar faces appeared. Like Tariq Salem. He didn’t want anyone or anything to impact his headway.

Leaving Laila’s room via the balcony was becoming easier. He’d done so a few times, and at this point, he needed to get the timing right, and he could remain unseen.

He entered his room and was immediately aware it had been searched. The pillow on the left had been rotated upside down, and the dust patterns on the dresser gave away items had been shifted.

When had the search taken place? Last night while he was at the emir’s party? He’d need to search again for listening or recording devices, and to be safe, he’d make a call to his “brother” explaining the previous night and where he had been. If someone had come into his room the night before and found him missing from it, he didn’t want questions raised.

He swept for bugs and found only the one in place that had been in his room since his arrival. He sent a secure message to the CIA that he’d seen Tariq Salem speaking with Mikhail and relayed his suspicions about the American spy being held in the Cinder Block. He dialed Tyler under the pretense of talking about his evening at the emir’s party. He didn’t drop any names, and he didn’t reveal anything the emir would object to him saying. The emir had invited Harris into his inner circle, and Harris didn’t want to openly flaunt that trust.

He told Tyler that, the last thing he had remembered, he’d been en route to his room and had passed out in the garden.

After trading some friendly banter, he wrapped up the call. “I need to get a hot shower and something to eat,” Harris said.

“Stay in touch. We hope to see you soon,” Tyler said.

In other words, send a secure transmission with anything you discovered, and let’s wrap this mission successfully and soon.

Harris went into the bathroom and turned on the fan.

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