Commanded by the Sheikh. Кейт Хьюит

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      He smiled and inclined his head. ‘Thank you.’

      ‘It wasn’t,’ she informed him tartly, ‘A compliment.’

      His smile just widened. ‘I know.’

      What point was there in resisting? Olivia wondered. Aziz would wear her down eventually with his tireless charm that masked a far more steely sense of purpose. She hadn’t realised that before, hadn’t seen how determined he could be, but then they’d never been at cross purposes before. And were they even now?

      You are tempted...

      Tempted to enjoy one evening with a beautiful man. Tempted to access those deadened parts of herself and feel like a beautiful, desirable woman, even if it was just pretend.

      ‘Fine,’ she said. ‘I’ll have dinner with you. But I leave first thing in the morning.’

      She gazed at him in challenge and Aziz just smiled blandly. ‘Of course,’ he answered, and with a creeping sense of foreboding Olivia wondered if she dared to take him at his word—or if she even wanted to.