Treasure by Johansen Iris

Author:Johansen, Iris [Johansen, Iris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Historical, Fantasy, thriller, Mystery
ISBN: 9780553905878
Goodreads: 7164904
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 2008-12-01T08:00:00+00:00

“Idiot. I told you not to hurt her.”

“I had to do it. She tried to unman me.”

“I’d do it myself if I didn’t know your brains are all in your gonads.”

That low voice was not Nasim’s. Selene’s eyes flew open.

A woman!

“So Mario didn’t do as much damage as I feared.” The woman’s gaze was on Selene’s face. “You’re pale, but that could be fear.”

“I’m not afraid of you.”

“You ran away.”

“I thought you were someone else. Nasim.”

“I’m not flattered you thought I was a man. But I can be much more dangerous than Nasim.” She turned to Mario. “Go get the boy Haroun and give him food. Tell him she’s bathing and will talk to him later.”

Mario scampered from the chamber.

“Who are you?” Selene asked. “Are you one of Nasim’s followers?”

“I follow no one.” The woman moved toward the basin across the room. “Sit up and remove your hand from that dagger. I’ve no desire to harm you until I find out what I need to know.”

Selene’s hand stayed on the dagger hilt as she rose to a sitting position. She sat watching as the woman dipped a cloth in the water in the basin. She was perhaps near her thirtieth year, as tall as most men, broad shouldered, and the black cloak she wore half hid, half revealed the lean grace of her body. Her face was not beautiful. Her nose was a trifle too large and her jaw too firm and broad, but her mouth was full and beautifully shaped and her large, dark eyes truly magnificent. “I‘ll tell you nothing.”

“Don’t be so hasty. You have no idea what I want to know.” She was coming back toward Selene and stopped a few feet away. She tossed the damp cloth into her lap. “Wash your face and then press the cloth to the back of your neck. I’d do it for you, but I don’t believe you’d appreciate my service, and I’m not good at that sort of thing anyway.” She sat down in a chair and stretched out her long legs in front of her. “We will talk as soon as you finish.”

Selene didn’t touch the cloth. “We will talk now.”

“I said we will—” The woman studied Selene’s expression and then slowly nodded. “Very good.”

Even seated, the woman possessed power and presence, and Selene instinctively moved to a position of less subservience. She scrambled to her feet so that she was the one looking down.

The woman again nodded approvingly. “Even better.”

“Who are you?”

“My name is Tabia.”

“And you have no link with Nasim?”

“I did not say that. I said I didn’t follow him.”

“And did he hire you to bring me here?”

Tabia shook her head. “Nasim has nothing to do with this, and you would realize that fact if you were thinking. Nasim has the arrogance and stupidity of most men where women are concerned. He would not think us clever enough to lay a decent trap.“ She made a face. “And he would be right in most cases. We have let men dull our wits and lie to us for so long that we women have become a pitiful lot.

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