The Sheikh's Surrogate Bride by Holly Rayner & Ana Sparks

Author:Holly Rayner & Ana Sparks [Rayner, Holly & Sparks, Ana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-04T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Yasin

The morning of the wedding arrived faster than Yasin had anticipated. In the weeks leading up to the big day, he wasn’t the least bit nervous. Even as the bills from the vendors and organizers came in, he just paid them and moved on with his day. Up until the morning of the ceremony, his only concern was with setting up the perfect image for publicity photos and interviews. Olivia made that part easy.

But, of course, his other big concern was with Olivia’s happiness. Despite her being tired, she looked like she was having a good time with his sister, which put him at ease.

This is just business, he told himself as he stood in front of the full-length mirror in his hotel dressing room, nervously adjusting his tie. It’s just a transaction. Nothing to get worried about. No reason to be nervous. You’ve done hundreds of business transactions before. Except that…you’ve never had to kiss the client after we signed the contracts.

He reached into his pocket for a mint but came up empty. What? He spun around the empty room by himself. Where did I put them?

The door creaked open. Rashad poked his head in. “Hey, brother,” he said. “How are you holding up?”

“I can’t find my mints,” he said, his hands shaking.

“Okay, calm down.” He walked in and shut the door behind him.

Rashad was dressed in a suit with a bright orange cummerbund to match the dress of the bridesmaid whom he was to walk down the aisle. His normally coiffed hair was slicked back, making him look less boyish than usual.

He reached into his pants pocket and produced a small candy tin of mints. “Take it,” he said, handing it to Yasin. “I have an extra one in the car.”

Yasin took the tin, popped the lid open, and tossed one of the small white candies into his mouth. “Thanks,” he said, his voice still shaky.

Internally, he was relieved to have them—for the kiss during the ceremony and to keep the butterflies in his stomach occupied—but he didn’t sound very relieved. He couldn’t help it. His nerves were getting the best of him.

“I’ve never seen you so nervous before,” Rashad said. He crossed his arms in front of his chest. “And I’m not just talking about these past couple of weeks, either. I mean, ever.”

“I’m getting married, Rashad. I’m going to be married to this wom— I’m going to be married to Olivia for the rest of my life. Of course I’m nervous.” He stared at his reflection in the mirror. “The most I’ve ever had to worry about, when it comes to other people, is how long we get to hold onto clients. Even then, I don’t see them every day.”

“Oh, there you are!”

The brothers turned to the door. Their father stood in the doorway with his arms spread in the most open and inviting gesture that Yasin had ever seen. The smile on his face spread from ear to ear.

“Today is the big day! Are you nervous?”

Yasin shook his head.

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