Lord of the Abyss & Desert Warrior
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“We are going in. You are cold.” After one final wave, Tariq rubbed her arms and nudged her inside.
Once there, she raised her face to his. “I think we should dine alone tonight. In our private dining area.”
He raised a brow, his eyes darkening at her husky tone. “Will the little sheik be asleep?”
“Your son is beginning to be very well behaved.” She kissed their baby’s soft cheek. “Unlike his father.”
Tariq laughed. “If I began to behave, Mina, you’d be most disappointed. Bored.” He pulled her into the circle of his arms, warm and strong.
She let him cuddle her to him, their baby between them. “I don’t think forever with you would bore me.”
“Come then, Jasmine al eha Sheik, let us put this one to bed.” He nuzzled her and then kissed Zaqir, his love for their child open and unashamed. “I wish to adore my wife, little one. You will have to be good tonight.”
Jasmine smiled in sheer joy. Around them, the rare beauty of the Zulheil Rose glowed with an inner warmth, but between her and Tariq, there burned an even more precious incandescence. As she went to lay Zaqir in his crib, Tariq by her side, Jasmine knew that this glory would only grow stronger with time. Like the crystal, it would endure.
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LORD OF THE ABYSS
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