Sheikh's Pregnant Fiancée by Leslie North

Author:Leslie North [North, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-08-10T16:00:00+00:00

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Jarah barely saw Aubrey during the day, and the nights belonged to their cravings. With little sleep, the days rolled into each other until their trip to Hal Rabat. Ensconced in a guest suite of the Hal Rabat palace, he finished getting ready for their first dinner with Sheikh Yusef Abadi, an intimate dinner party consisting of only the two royal families. He made a final check in the sitting room mirror and adjusted his tie. The expensive black suit was tailored to his fit body. He preferred the modern suits to the traditional robes, although there was a time and place for both.

Last time he’d been here, he’d been given a room on one of the lower levels, but now that he was married, he was in a suite near his father. Jarah wasn’t at all certain how Abadi and his administration would treat Aubrey, but they were treating him like the crown prince, finally.

It had been hard to get the respect of the sheikh of Hal Rabat. Maybe this trip would finally be different.

He turned from the mirror when Aubrey walked in from the bedroom.

Jarah was pleased to see that he didn’t need to instruct Aubrey to wear a hair covering. Even with the headscarf, she looked beautiful. She’d been unusually quiet during the quick flight over, and even quieter when they were shown their rooms in the palace.

“You look great,” he said as he took her in. The traditional blue dress covered her from neck to ankle, but the cut was incredibly flattering along her figure without being too revealing. Her head covering was loose. Since she wasn’t Muslim or from Hal Rabat, she didn’t need to have all her hair covered, and a few chestnut tendrils escaped.

“Thanks. Your mother taught me how to tie my scarf so it doesn’t fall off. I’m so nervous,” she confessed as she smoothed her hands over her dress. “Are you sure it’s a good idea for me to be here?”

“You’re my wife. It’s important that we be seen together.” Absently, he checked his phone and scrolled through his emails before he pocketed it again. “All right, let’s go.”

She took a deep breath and gave him a half smile. Of course she would be nervous about dinner. This was her first act as his sheikha, but he was certain that Silaah and Bibi had taught her well.

Hal Rabat was a far more conservative kingdom. When they left their suite, Jarah was acutely aware that Aubrey was keeping her distance behind him knowing that women were not to walk with or in front of their husbands. His mother hated the oppressive atmosphere and refused to come because of it.

At every corner a guard watched them. They were still, their faces impassive, but he could see the contempt in their eyes when they saw Aubrey.

Ignoring them, he reached his father’s suite and knocked on the door. Mikal answered, and behind him stood Cyril, dressed and wearing his ceremonial crown. They stepped into the room, and Jarah bowed to his father and from the corner of his eye, saw Aubrey curtsy nervously.

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