Was she being bribed to put love on hold? Alyssa had only days left to free herself from the clutches of her late husband's creditor. So the offer of twenty thousand pounds from Sheikh Tariq's uncle seemed a miracle--even if it meant leaving the state of Ras-Al-Khan forever. After all, what was she leaving behind? Tariq, the dark-eyed prince, said their love was "only for today" And wasn't he being groomed to marry his young cousin? Still, Alyssa clung desperately to the tope that one day Tariq would come after her.
How do you feel?