The Sheikh's Pregnancy Proposal by Fiona Brand

Author:Fiona Brand
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-04-02T17:00:00+00:00

Eight

Gabe, Sheikh Kadin Gabriel ben Kadir, insisted he take her to lunch while they talked over the situation. Too shocked by his announcement to refuse, Sarah found herself courteously helped into a gleaming Jeep. As Gabe pulled away from the curb, she took better note of the vehicle, which was brand-new and luxurious. Now, too late, all the subtle clues about him registered, like the way he had spoken to Tarik—not as a subordinate, but as someone in command. The fact that he’d had accommodations at the consulate, and that he’d gone to Harvard. Of course he was a member of Zahir’s ruling family.

His gaze touched on hers. “How do you feel?”

“I’ll feel fine when you explain why you didn’t let me know who you are.”

She noticed they were heading away from the city into the wilder hill country.

Gabe stopped for an intersection. “The same way you didn’t let me know you’re an ancestor of Camille’s?”

She flushed at the quiet statement, although it wasn’t as if she had concealed her identity. “How did you find that out? No, wait, let me take a wild guess. The son of a sheikh, with bodyguards and an impenetrable security force field around you? I’m betting you had me investigated.”

“We had unprotected sex—”

“So you had to find out exactly who you had gotten entangled with.” A horrified thought occurred to her. “I suppose you thought I was some kind of adventurer, maybe even a journalist.”

He turned into a very beautiful, secluded drive that, from the signage, led to an exclusive private resort. “I didn’t tell you I was a sheikh because I thought all we would share was the one night. And I knew you were exactly what you said, a history teacher, but the investigative process went ahead because security protocols still needed to be satisfied.”

“And you were worried about a pregnancy.” Her fingers tightened on the strap of her handbag as he parked beneath a shaded portico and a uniformed valet opened her door. “If you had left me your contact details, you could have saved yourself the trouble. I would have told you.”

There was an uncomfortable silence as she climbed out of the Jeep. Gabe handed the keys to the valet. They were shown to a restaurant with a fabulous cliff-top view of the ocean. As he took a seat opposite her, she glanced around at the other diners. They were without exception beautiful, very well-groomed people with perfect tans. Most of them, even the men, were dressed in shades of white and cool pastels. Dressed as she was in vibrant turquoise, with her hair wisping damply around her face, all of the elegant restraint made her feel overly bright. It shouldn’t have mattered, but the restaurant suddenly made her see the gulf in lifestyles that existed between her and Gabe.

“What’s wrong?”

She frowned, hating that she was actually allowing herself to be stressed-out by surroundings that were formal and just a little pretentious. “I can’t relax in this place. What if I need to be sick?” Just the thought made her feel queasy.

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