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The al Mussads kne to take care of their charge They would kno to take care of a woman, too She just had to choose one and enjoy

"Do you like it? Kade picked it out for you He ht not care about your office attire, but he certainly likes selecting lingerie" Rafe stood in the doorway, leaning his strong body against the portal He’d loosened his tie and a bit of sun-kissed throat peeked through Hishim look less like a prince and ed to touch his hair to see if it was as soft and lush as it looked Rafe kept his hair ruthlessly short and under control, so she appreciated this look at thehis earlobes, but always looked soft

She was alone with Rafe He had kissed her first Maybe…

Her heart rate tripled as sheyou’ve bought for me is I don’t kno I’ll ever repay you"

He stepped forward, invading her space "Do not concern yourself with repay you nice things"

"Thank you," she said softly "I want you to know I appreciate thelad" Rafe smiled faintly "Piper, Kade and I would like to talk to you"

She didn’t want to talk just now He stood so close The last thing she wanted was another kindly lecture on what to expect in Bezakistan And though she loved the fact that Rafe could talk about books and culture with her, she didn’t want an intellectual discussion She rose up on her toes, her lipsmoment Gosh, his lips were sinfully soft

"Piper?" He pulled back slightly, his expression somewhere between concerned and confused

She ainst his Without the heels, she felt so tiny against his tall, muscular frame She had to stay on her toes to position her lips beneath his "Rafe, I want you"

"Oh, Piper…" A shudder went through his body "Those are such sords, habibti"

No, he eet She nuzzled his neck, loving the way he smelled so spicy, exotic, and masculine His skin arainst hih her One night It was all she would have with him, but she would kno it felt to be held and wanted

She caressed her way down to his waist, trying to pull his crisp white dress shirt froner trousers so she could touch more skin

"Piper," his voice was soft, but firm "Wait, habibti Youto reach his lips He stepped back, his hands warding her off rather than pulling her in

Shock slapped her suddenly She wasan idiot of herself

Piper took an aard step back, tripping over her own feet and landing on her backside Hu her veins She felt a hot flush race up her face

"Habibti, let od taking pity on thefurther away, unwilling to look at hi of me"

It had been stupid So dumb Tears threatened Of course he didn’t want her Johnny had told her that she wasn’t sexy She simply hadn’t listened Instead, she’d wanted Craved Taken his sweet kiss earlier tomore She needed to be realistic Wealthy, smart, royal… A man like Rafe would only look at her with charity in his eyes

She needed to get hio She didn’t belong in this room

"What happened?" Kade walked in and bent to her, co? Are you hurt?"

She put her hands up, holding the azes "I’s and find a ss, rather than all the gorgeous trappings the brothers had bought for her The roh her head, creating the ht want her But she wasn’t beautiful Sexy high heels didn’tto happen When she got to her new place, she would find the Bezakistani equivalent of a mall and buy some sensible shoes Flats Shoes that didn’t make her believe she’d become some femme fatale

"This is your room I made it ready for you And I didn’t just tell the servants what to do I picked everything out You do not like it?" Still on one knee, Kade held out his hand to her

"It’s beautiful" She hauled herself up, pulling up on the bed, but the silky duvet slid and just as she got to her knees, she slid right back down and into Kade’s waiting arms Darn it

"I’m fine," she snapped "You can putto his feet without the aid of anything to balance hi her in his arht carry you around, lest you destroy the plane"

He teased her with a sexy little grin, but it didn’tin a quirky, offbeat way Somehow that made her humiliation worse Tears pooled in her eyes "Please put me down"

"Damn it, Kade, you should not have said that to her" Rafe rolled his eyes at his brother

Kade’s arhtened around her as he sank to the bed "I , Piper? If Rafe said so unkind, I can beat hiruain, she could slip out and find a place to hide "It’s fine I’m just tired"

"Piper kissedas he looked down at her "I was trying to explain the situation when she fell"