Chapter 11

• To say that her world sank was less than what her body felt. It felt like a ton of concrete had fallen on top of her, even though she knew it had less weight than the words the Sheikh had thrown a few seconds ago.
• Lia watched as the man fixed his suit by stopping about two steps away from the car, and she knew that, although he hadn't looked back, he was waiting for her to get out as well. She swore that at this very moment she must have had a body temperature of forty.
• Never in his life had her cheeks felt so hot.