The Sheikh's Stubborn Bride (Matchmaking the Sheikhs of Al-Fatha Book 1) by Leslie North

Author:Leslie North [North, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-11T16:00:00+00:00

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The next morning, Kadir finished getting ready and took a seat by the window to go through his emails while he waited for Stella to finish in the bathroom. Overall, he thought the press day had gone well, with the exception of that last interview, although he knew it had been hard on his new wife.

She came out of the bathroom in slim white jeans and a pretty, blue top that set off the auburn in her hair and helped distract from the slight shadows beneath her eyes. They hadn’t gotten much sleep the night before, despite their exhaustion from the press day. He didn’t regret it one bit. Maybe today would be a good time to switch up their routine a little bit.

“I have an idea,” he said, shutting off his phone and shoving it in his pocket before striding over to embrace her from behind, bending to kiss the top of her head and inhale the sweet scent of her flowery shampoo. “Let’s have breakfast downstairs this morning, instead of ordering in our food as we have been.”

Stella paused as she put in her earrings, brilliant two-carat diamond studs he’d given her after their wedding as a ‘token.’

“Okay.” She turned slightly to look up at him. “I should probably change though, if we’re eating with your family. Even though this is all new stuff it’s not dressy—”

He turned her around and kissed her on the lips, silencing her. “You look perfect, habibi. Our normal family meals are quite informal, I promise. And they’ll love you no matter what you wear.” He leaned down and rested his forehead against hers, his hands rubbing her stiff shoulders. “And in case I forgot to say it yesterday, thank you for your kind words about the planetarium.”

Pretty pink suffused her cheeks, and Stella smiled. “It really is a wonderful place.”

“I agree.” He kissed her once more, then took her hand. “Let’s go. I’m starving.”

Kadir led her downstairs, walking through the door into the already full dining room. Stella had told him in confidence that the massive, formal room made her nervous, what with the high-back red velvet chairs, gilded walls and ceiling painted to resemble a brilliant sun. He squeezed her hand to remind her that everything was fine.

His father sat at the head of the table, Kadir’s brothers on either side of him. Naziha was next to Salah, and their Aunt Rakah, from whom Naziha had taken over the matchmaking business, sat beside Yusef. Kadir helped Stella into one of the two empty seats left, then sat himself.

“Welcome, newlyweds,” Ibrahim said, toasting them with a glass of orange juice. “To what do we owe the honor of your presence this morning, my son?”

“We were wondering when you two might finally emerge from your burrow of love. Don’t tell me the shine has worn off the marriage already, brother,” Yusef said, more playful than usual.

Heat prickled up from beneath the collar of Kadir’s white shirt, and he shot Stella a quick side glance beneath his lashes.

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