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As much as she wanted to celebrate her friend’s special e in Rudaynah too depressing It wasn’t a unionof two hearts asof two families and two properties

The lights caht from the ballroom Lacey hurried down the steps to the ray pinstripe suit waiting at the bottom of the stairs

“Where have you been?” Hafiz asked, glancing at his atch “We were supposed to meet at your apartment”

“Hafiz?” She remembered that the sultana and the most influential people in the country were in the next roo hierous Your—”

“I’m fully aware of it,” Hafiz said as he fell into step with her “If you want to get to Abu Dhabi tonight, we must leave now”

“I’m sorry I’m late I’m never late”

Hafiz set his ht outside the entrance Once we leave, then ill discuss what you were doing with my mother”

Lacey stiffened as she heard the accusation in his tone How did he find out about that? She didn’t have to see Hafiz’s face to knoas angry But as he bla her?

“I didn’t know the sultana was going to make an appearance Hoould I?”

Hafizsuccinct as he ushered her out the hotel Guilt slah her She didn’t want to be a hindrance She hated being the cause of his troubles

Lacey paused She wasn’t a hindrance She wasn’t a liability The only thing she was guilty of was loving a h to marry

CHAPTER EIGHT