The Sheikh's Pretend Bride (Qazhar Sheikhs series Book 2) by Albany Cara

Author:Albany, Cara [Albany, Cara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-02-05T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Ella tried to sleep, but found that, no matter how hard she tried, the blessing of unconsciousness eluded her throughout the night. Every time she closed her eyes and started to feel herself drift off, images of Raz appeared in her mind, burning their way into her aching heart. It only took the briefest dream-like hallucination of the sheikh to thrust her back into wakefulness.

Ella knew he was probably sleeping in one of the nearby rooms. She tried to avoid the torment of imagining how he would look lying in his bed. No doubt there would be a smug, satisfied smile on his face at the prospect of keeping Ella in his palace.

Ella had been overcome with emotion at his declaration down in the sitting room. Surely he hadn't been serious when announcing that she was essentially his prisoner. She felt as if she had been transported to an earlier time, a more primitive age when, no doubt, such things happened all too often.

Ella had repeatedly shaken her head in disbelief. Raz's justification for keeping her captive might have seemed credible, given the fact that one of Karim's men had forced Ella's car off the road near the palace. Maybe Raz was right. Perhaps Ella's life would be in danger if she left the apparent safety of the palace.

But that was the real question that bothered Ella.

Was she, in fact, safe at all in the presence of such a dangerously attractive man as Raz? This was his domain. He had complete control over her while she remained here.

Why had that one thought caused a strange sensation to tumble wildly in Ella's core?

In his complete control. Once again, there seemed something archaic and primal about that. How had she allowed herself to fall into his clutches? Because that was what had happened. Wasn't it?

Ella sat up in bed and switched on the bedside lamp. Glancing at the bedside clock, she saw that it was three o'clock in the morning. The balcony doors were open, and she could see the inky blackness outside.

She went to the bathroom and splashed cold water on her face. Examining her features in the mirror, she was shocked to see how pale and drawn her face had become. Had that change just been caused by the incident with the car? Or, had Raz caused that change in her by pulling her into his sphere of influence.

Ella slammed her clenched fists down onto the marble surface of the sink. She gritted her teeth and stared at herself as if the person in the mirror was a stranger. How could she have allowed herself to be derailed like this? She had come to Qazhar with one express purpose; to help bring the plight of an endangered tribe to the world's attention. But since she had arrived here, she had done almost nothing except resist the obvious charms of one of the men she had held accountable for the disgraceful conditions in the border country.

It was time to do something about this, she chided herself.

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