Sheikh's Destiny by Leah Leonard

Author:Leah Leonard [Leonard, Leah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-10-03T23:00:00+00:00

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Uri got out of the town car, stood on the road in front of Stephanie’s family farm and stared at the small house at the end of the long gravel driveway behind the gates. A frigid blast of icy air hit him, waking him to the probability that his future was literally staring him in the face.

His staff did exhaustive research to find this farm. He always valued their work, but today, he realized they had indeed gone above and beyond. This must be it. He hoped anyhow, or his staff would never hear the end of it. He climbed back into the car. “Go ahead and pull up in front of that house, please.”

“As you wish, Your Highness.” His driver climbed out of the town car, walked across the road, and tried the gate, which thankfully was unlocked. He pulled the car through, ran out and closed it, out of respect, then hopped back in. “We got lucky on that gate, Sheikh.”

“Indeed we did,” Uri said, hoping luck would continue to be on his side.

The town car rattled down the rocky road for what seemed like forever. The grounds were not kept very well. Rusted farm equipment scattered throughout the property peeked out from piles of snow. A few old trucks were covered in ice. There were no cars out here. He could see why. The driveway didn’t appear to have been properly cleared in quite awhile. Ice covered everything and his driver did his best to maneuver the car without sliding into the ditches on either side.

After a few minutes, they parked in front of the old wooden two story farmhouse. The white paint looked fairly fresh, but the window screens were damaged and frayed. A step was missing from the ground level up to the large wraparound porch. An old wooden swing hung on the far end with a view of the empty land to the west. Opulent it was not.

His driver alighted from the town car and held the door. “Your Highness.”

“Thank you.” Uri stepped outside and took a look around.

There was not much to the property, other than an old pickup truck that was sorely in need of new paint, a few odds and ends on the porch, and off in the distance, a couple of larger trucks parked next to a decent sized red barn.

A few cattle grazed in a pasture, and a small gated cemetery off to the east had only two tombstones. Her parents, perhaps? From what Uri could tell, Stephanie was right. The farm was not big at all.

His driver bowed. “I will wait here, Sheikh.”

“Thank you.” Uri stepped toward the house, and for one of the only times in his life, he felt a little anxious. He hoped Stephanie was here and that she would welcome him. He had to find out one way or another.

He stepped to the porch and looked around for a bell, but didn’t find one. He knocked. He waited. Nobody came.

He tried to be patient, but he hadn’t come this far to be disappointed.

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