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In my country," Rashid explains, "for me to marry a woman who is not a me for her Beheading for ht of my future in-laws as particularly war as you both die, and they keep it fair between the sexes"

I’ flippant, but I don’t really feel that way I’m horrifiedhorrified for them, and horrified at myself My butt mayin it I’m completely out of my depth I’m the assistant resident director of Fischer Hall! I’ed shower drains, roo sure the payroll gets done

I don’t have the slightest idea how I’ to be executed if his countrymen find out he’s married outside the royal family

Rashid has smiled weakly at my pitiful joke

"Wehis arm around Ameera "I had no idea women like her even existed--or that if they did, one of them would ever be interested in an idiot likeup to stroke his face She still looks frightened, but not as much now that Rashid is beside her "Don’t speak about yourself that way You’re not an idiot"

"I am," the prince informs me "She’s the smart one Perfect test scores! She’s here on a full scholarship, can you believe it? But for some reason she likes me"

"Everyone likes you," Ameera says warmly

"Not my father," Rashid says, with a scowl "He thinks I’m a wastrel because I’m not interested in his missiles and defense systeo to college in the States, he was overjoyed He etI didn’t tell hie, of all places--that I was following ent wife there She wants to be a pediatrician--"

A, stop it"

"I won’t I wish I could tell everyone in the world about hoonderful you are But for now I’ll have to settle for Miss Wells"

"So all the partying?" I ask "The Shiraz thing? It’s an act to cover up the truth?"

"Of course" Rashid regards me as if I really am the dumb blonde I’m occasionally told I look like "Aion forbids it But I can’t let anyone find out the truth, or it could endanger our lives"

"But you’re not even a resident of Qalif," I say to A a British citizen to a foreign country and stone her, nosome really severe consequences And you" I look at Rashid "There’s no way a father would have his own son beheaded"

Rashid looks at me sadly "My father had his own sister shot in the middle of a public square when she tried to flee Qalif with a commoner hom she’d fallen in love He had the coe was fornication You can look it up if you don’t believe o"

"It’s one of the hts violations for which Rashid’s father has been criticized," Ameera says, just as sadly "It’s why soe didn’t want to take the money he donated"