The Sheikh's Priceless Bride (The Sheikh's New Bride Book 1) by Holly Rayner

Author:Holly Rayner [Rayner, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-08T16:00:00+00:00

It was dark by the time they arrived back at the airport. Khizar had called ahead and left instructions with the crew, so they found the jet stocked with food and supplies, and the flight plan filed.

The plane took off as soon as Khizar and Jacqui were on board. Once they were in the air, the steward prepared and served a light dinner. While they ate, Jacqui asked the Sheikh more questions about his homeland.

“It’s a beautiful place. Some of it is stark, like the area where the Bauer mine is located. But even that is stunning in its own way.”

“What’s Al Nud like?” Jacqui wondered.

“Smaller than Milwaukee, but with more people. We have a vibrant arts scene—you’ll love the ballet. And there’s a park in the middle of the city that houses our botanical gardens.”

Jacqui was quiet for a few minutes, then asked, “You’ve been to Bill Bauer’s mine, right? What’s it like?”

“One thing I’ve always admired about the way Bill ran his mine was that he respected the land. Some mines are giant holes in the ground, or they move tons of dirt from one location to another just to sift through it. Bill did a lot of the work on site, and he tried to replant or reuse different areas of the mine as they were depleted.”

“Did he live there?”

Khizar shrugged. “I know he had an apartment on site, some place to stay when he needed to be present. But I think he also had a house in the closest town. I hope you won’t be disappointed; I believe his house and everything in it was given away in his will.”

Jacqui shook her head and sighed.

“It’s not that I want anything of his exactly, but…I don’t know. Maybe I was hoping that he would have pictures of his parents or something. I have some, from my father, but it would be nice to know more about my extended family.”

“Since the mine hasn’t been sold, it’s possible he left you something there in addition to our next clue.”

Jacqui nodded, and Khizar saw that she was sad. He felt deeply for her, not having that direct connection to part of her family. His own family was close, and he couldn’t imagine what life would be like if he didn’t have them.

He found himself saying, “Since we’re going to be in my home city, would you like to meet my parents? I know you didn’t come on this trip with that in mind, so I completely understand if you’d rather wait.”

Her smile was answer enough for him.

“I’d love to meet your parents,” Jacqui said.

“Then we’ll stay at my place in the city, and I’ll arrange a time for us to have dinner with them. They’ll still be asleep, so I’ll call them tomorrow before we land.”

Jacqui started to say something, but yawned instead. She covered her mouth and laughed.

“I promise I’ll be awake when I meet them.”

Khizar stood and held out his hand to her.

“It’s been a long day. Why don’t we get some rest?”

Jacqui followed him into the bedroom at the back of the plane.

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