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Kade stepped forward, placing his hand on Piper’s shoulder He was soleue "I do so pro i She frowned, but re a kiss to her temple

All eyes shifted to him His throat felt almost unaccountably swollen He had to push the words out "I do so proe squeezed her hand "So be it Take your concubine Bind her to you Make her long to be your wife I will be back in thirty days for her answer The best of luck to you all"

He let Piper’s hand go and nodded, turning and walking out

"Uhhed, the sound boo "Absolutely not, dear He welcomed you to Bezakistan He was honored to hness, please let me know if I can help you in any way"

He left and they were alone with their brand new concubine Their almost wife

According to all the laws of their country, she was theirs Theirs to care for Theirs to protect

Theirs to fuck

The banquet went on behind hi His cock pulsed in his slacks

"They were so nice," Piper said, turning to Kade "I’ about the dinner yet to co few hours before they could sequester her alone with theht about running She could just shuck the Givenchy shoes Rafe had insisted on and run like hell

But where would she run to? Her crappy apartment? Her lonely life?

She stood in the doorway of Talib’sin her felt electric Her heart pounded Her breath shuddered Her female parts throbbed This was it

"Piper, please coesturing her inside

She forced her feet to ed in was a pleasant wared ould happen next Twenty-five lonely years without ht she’d spent with Rafe and Kade had been one of the best of her life She could still feel the way her whole body had tightened, the blood pounding through her syste her she was alive

She wanted ainst her back "Habibti, you’re here"

Kade’s s her she wouldn’t be alone with Talib, who both intrigued and scared her Not because she orried he would hurt her, but he was so charismatic, she worried about her heart Kade was different Kade had spent days and days convincing her that he wanted her Of course it wasn’t long terrown comfortable in his presence Same with Rafe

She wasn’t so sure about Tal She knew he liked her She knew he and his brothers shared What if he was only willing to ht should be si matters

She felt another hand on her waist Rafe "Piper, beloved, please come with us"

How could she possibly deny the her how to fit in Kade had ht she would break And Talib had been her friend forher feel like she had so special to contribute Even this week, he’d deferred to her on economic matters It would have been so easy for his, but he’d allowed her the power

She wasn’t sure he would give her any power tonight She’d lost her power theto theht

Two hands cradled hers Rafe and Kade They gave her such strength

"Did you enjoy the banquet?" Rafe breathed the words against her ear

She’d loved everyshe’d ever experienced She’d eaten new food, talked to interesting people It had been a wildturn "Yes, I did"

"I didn’t," Kade said "I spent the whole ti would be over"

Talib chuckled "You should know Kadir is the most impatient of us all He will make you crazy"

She could enjoy Kade’s kind of crazy Especially since she had Rafe’s perfect patience "I can handle him"

She could handle both Kade and Rafe Her smile fell Talib was another story

"You certainly can" There was a ru His hand ca down "You handle me quite well, habibti"

His lips s her heart rattle and surge This hat she’d been waiting for Connection That hat she felt when they touched her She’d never known just how alone she was before Rafe and Kade had pulled her into their world The sense of belonging was so er when they both had hands on her

What would it be like when Talib touched her?

He’d been so careful, only kissing her that once But she couldn’t forget it