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Roxanne’s heart fluttered With delight at what Haidar was saying, agitation at what he’d just done and anxiety at Rashid’s approach

Rashid stopped a couple of steps away, drawing both her and Haidar’s focus back to him

His eyes bored into Haidar “Don’t telldown?”

Haidar shook his head, sighed

Roxanne put herself between theic rettable state of affairs between you and Haidar But I am confident that ill be able to resolve the situation, and restore your relationship to its forarded her with nerve-rattling stillness, assessing, conteoose buood I rong I’h data to know you’re superlative But it’s evident you’re blinded by emotions—for now So marry him, if you currently believe you can’t live without him But also do ill count, in your life and that of others Join my team” Rashid suddenly picked up her hand, took it to his lips for a brief electrifying peck, his eyes glittering onyxes as he looked down at her “Just na exasperated at her back “Don’t even think of using Roxanne as part of your payback plans”

Rashid slanted his gaze back to hi sardonically “I think too iti up and du you as she should all on her own”

“Don’t hold your breath, or only if you can for the rest of our lives This is how long Roxanne andpeace down your throat whether you like it or not”

“And you’ll do that while hiding behind your lady?”

Haidar stepped before her and in Rashid’s face, his face relaxing in a sain, Rashid This war is over”

Rasid’s suthened until Roxanne felt she’d snap with the tension

Then in ultirant you only a ceasefire, Haidar, for Ms Gleeson’s sake Once the honeymoon is over, the war resumes”

Then with a courteous bow to her, he walked away

Roxanne let out the breath that had been clogged in her lungs on a tremulous exhalation “We really need to find out what he believes he has against you Fast”

Haidar exhaled heavily “Aih” He suddenly lifted her off the ground in a fierce hug, sed honeymoon”

Before she could think of a response, he pressed her against the wall, took her lips in a kiss that wiped away anything else but hi to reasped, “But pro If Azmahar demands you on the throne anyway, you won’t refuse, for any reason”

“I pro as he winked at her “If I can prove the whole population wasn’t mass-manipulated by nation away, had her objections and argurinning teasingly “So what do you think it is about me that makes the wohed, dreaeous on one?”

His eyes twinkled “I thought I was gorgeous on, in and out of anything”

She surrendered, dragged hi kiss “You are that, and then aweso her into the night, he hugged hercheek, “I do promise, ya naar hayati I will answer the call of duty if Azht decision But know this Foryou forI want us to work together to bring Az or not”

She turned to look into his eyes, saw his heart, let hied, “I pro else that you yet have to wish for or iine…”