The Tarnished Jewel of Jazaar by Susanna Carr - The Tarnished Jewel of Jazaar

Author:Susanna Carr - The Tarnished Jewel of Jazaar [Carr, Susanna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 0373528787
Google: koWorsp15wMC
Amazon: B007ZV2SWK
Goodreads: 13546952
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-08-06T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

ZOE dismissed her curious maids for the night and gave one final glance at the clock. It had been hours since the ceremony concluded. Instead of returning to the honeymoon suite with Zoe, Nadir had been invited to a private meeting with the tribe’s elders. He had sent her upstairs without a backward glance.

Now that she had risked everything to stand beside him, Nadir had no use for her anymore. Good, Zoe decided as she flicked the hem of her short emerald-green negligee and walked over to the bed. She was happy with the development. Thrilled. She was tired and she didn’t have to be on her best behavior anymore.

Slipping between the sheets and turning off the lamp, Zoe rested her head on the pillow and tried to get comfortable. If only she could forget the pleasure Nadir had given her last night. She needed to keep a safe distance. She knew better than to get close to a man. Rely on him. Want him. It only brought trouble.

Zoe frowned as images of Nadir and Uncle Tareef tumbled across her mind. They had spoken like friends at the ceremony, and that hurt because Nadir knew how the man had treated her. Maybe Nadir didn’t believe her. After all, what man would take the word of a woman over that of another man? The word of an outcast over a respected citizen?

She needed to be cautious with Nadir. If she had problems with her uncle, Nadir would side with Tareef. She still wasn’t safe or free while living in this ultra-conservative desert kingdom, but she would safer under the Sheikh’s protection.

His protection was all she would get from Nadir. She was fine with that. Ecstatic. If she was lucky, he would barely pay attention to her. He had consummated the marriage and no longer needed to associate with his wife. He was probably in the second hotel suite right now, while she was aching for his touch.

Zoe moved restlessly. So what if she was in a loveless marriage? So what if she longed for a man who didn’t want to share a bed with her? It was better this way. She’d get over the rejection. And once she got back to Texas she would be embraced by her old friends and wouldn’t feel so alone.

She gave her pillow a punch and settled down. At least she wouldn’t throw herself at Nadir out of loneliness. She wouldn’t make the mistake of equating love with sex. It was a good thing she had learned her lesson with Musad, because if Nadir tried to seduce her again she wouldn’t be able to resist.

She didn’t have anything to worry about because he wouldn’t lower himself again. She was an outcast. A bride no man wanted. She wasn’t a perfect Jazaari woman. She hadn’t come to him as a virgin. He wouldn’t return to this bed.

Zoe curled into herself, determined to dream about a better tomorrow. It took a long time for her to relax.

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