The Sheik's Vow (The Billionaire's Club Book 13) by Elizabeth Lennox

Author:Elizabeth Lennox [Lennox, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Elizabeth Lennox Books, LLC
Published: 2024-11-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Kaia stood outside of Riaz’ office doorway. He’d said he could help her with this jittery feeling, so she was going to take him up on his offer of assistance.

“Are you going in?” Riaz’s assistant asked, more curious than irritated by Kaia’s hesitation.

She glanced at the man, then rubbed her sweaty palms down her jeans. She was becoming thoroughly sick of these jeans. Yes, they were cleaned every night. But the other women working in the palace’s administrative offices were glammed up in impressive business suits or fashionable dresses. They all wore heels and makeup, did their hair in sophisticated styles.

Kaia had never bothered with makeup, except for the nights when she and Tara had played with the stuff just for fun. They’d done up their faces in gaudy colors and drew lipstick well outside the lines of their lips, just to make the other laugh. It had been more clownish than artistic.

“Yes,” she whispered. “Yes, I’m going in.”

The guard opened the door and Kaia reached down to touch Dibi’s fur. He snuffled her hand a bit, letting her know that she was going to be okay. Or maybe he was thanking her for the attention?

As soon as the door opened, Riaz looked up from what he was reading, his dark eyes sharpening as he looked at her standing in the doorway.

“Kaia? What’s wrong?” Riaz demanded, tossing the papers he’d been reading onto his desk. He stood up and rushed around the desk to take her hands in his. “Tell me what’s wrong, love.”

Kaia took a deep breath and stared down at their mingled hands. His grip was firm but gentle. She knew that she could pull away if she needed to. That was the reminder that she needed and Kaia breathed easier.

Looking up at him, she swallowed hard. Then felt Dibi pressing his body against her leg. Support. The dog wasn’t just a guard dog. He was an emotional support animal. What a sweetie!

“Would you…sit down, so I can talk to you?” She felt his grip on her hands loosen. “Please?”

“Tell me you’re okay,” he urged, releasing her hands, but without moving to sit down.

“I’m okay,” she replied. “I’m not hurt.” That was a clarification. She wasn’t “okay”. In reality, she felt as if she might explode. “I need a favor. And I can’t ask you for this favor when you’re towering over me like this.”

Riaz’s eyes searched hers for a moment, but in the end, he nodded slowly. She saw the muscles in his jaw tighten and knew that he was upset, but wasn’t sure why.

Maybe, this was a bad idea.

He was striding over to the leather sofa when he stopped and looked at her. “I know how I can help, if you’d just–”

“Please?” she whispered, and he stopped. That muscle in his jaw flexed and Kaia tensed, praying that he would listen to her.

He sat, but she could tell that he didn’t like the passive role. Kaia almost laughed at the situation, but she was too tense, just thinking about what she was about to ask him.

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