Sheikh's Royal Baby Revelation_Secret Heirs 0f Billionaires by Annie West

Author:Annie West [West, Annie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Mother, Sensual Story Theme, Hearts Desire, Multicultural & International, Royal Sheikh, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Foreign Country, Action & Adventure, Royal Brides For Desert Brothers Series, Secret Heirs 0f Billionaires Series, kidnapped & Held Captive, Family & Domestic Life, Young Child-Son, marriage of convenience, Not-Blood-Related, Bonded-By-Desert
Publisher: Harlequin Presents; Original Edition
Published: 2019-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

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Hours later, as the sun paused above the horizon, making the sky ribbons of scarlet and tangerine, Tori entered her private courtyard. It was beautiful, with its delicate marble arches and fragrant garden.

Her gaze strayed to the long green-tiled pool. Ashraf had been delayed. She had time to swim before he arrived. She liked swimming, but hadn’t done much since Oliver’s birth—partly from lack of time and partly because of babysitting costs. This was a wonderful luxury.

Tori was grateful to Ashraf. If nothing else, she welcomed this break from solo parenting. She felt better for more sleep and proper exercise. Nor did she miss the early starts, getting herself and Oliver ready each day, or dealing with Steve Bates and office politics. Her job was good, but not the workplace.

She reached the end of the pool and turned, the rhythmic strokes inviting her mind to drift to the upcoming royal reception.

It was curious that Ashraf hadn’t mentioned it. According to Azia, there’d be hundreds of guests. But not Tori. Silly to feel left out. She didn’t want to attend stuffy official events. She’d done enough of that for her father.

Except this didn’t sound stuffy. Invitees would enjoy displays by acrobats, swordsmen, riders and archers, including a feat where galloping horsemen shot flaming arrows into impossibly tiny targets.

Strange... Wouldn’t Ashraf see this as a chance to showcase his culture? To introduce her to his friends? Instead he kept her secluded like a woman in an old-fashioned harem.

Or an embarrassment he didn’t want anyone to discover.

The thought slammed into her and she swallowed water. An embarrassment? Was that how he saw her and Oliver?

Tori flicked her hair from her eyes and gasped in a lungful of air. No, Ashraf wasn’t like that.

Except the day they’d arrived he’d spoken to her like a casual acquaintance, not a lover. Anyone watching wouldn’t guess they’d been intimate. At the time she’d been grateful to him for helping her to save face before strangers. But what if he had another reason?

He’d sent her off immediately, not even introducing her to the man who’d met them. Plus he hadn’t accompanied her to the palace as she’d expected.

Despite refusing him, you still want his attention, don’t you? You want to be with him. Want him to want you.

The truth taunted her and she shied away from it.

Ashraf—hiding her?

She recalled that first day. The limo avoiding the palace’s main entrance to use the back gate. Bram hurrying her inside—to avoid curious eyes? Bram telling her that this apartment was at the rear of the palace and quiet. She’d thought that considerate, but maybe it was because she and Oliver were an embarrassment.

It fitted with what Ashraf had said about prejudice. And with what Azia had hinted.

Bile was sour on Tori’s tongue as she swam to the poolside and levered herself out. She shivered and turned to grab her towel—only to see it being held out for her.

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