Lara Temple - The Lord’s Inconvenient Vow

Again she thought of al-Walid’s story.

‘I keep thinking of what they saw,’ she said and he turned to her.

‘Who?’

‘Those men who saw you on the temple with the sandstorm rising behind you. It must have been terrifying.’

‘ I was certainly terrified. We thought that might be our final misdemeanour.’

‘That wasn’t what I meant and you know it. They must have thought you conjured the storm yourself.’

‘Which makes as much sense as believing you conjured the stars in the sky behind you... On second thoughts, I could well believe that right now, Najimat al-Layl. In fact, I’m surprised the wind has fallen. Shu is failing in his role.’

Edge truly had the most amazing voice, Sam thought as her heartbeat whipped up again, her mind groping to remember what al-Walid had said about Shu and Geb and Nuut.

And intercourse.

The desert turned cold at night, but Sam didn’t feel it in the least.

‘Come, we should return.’ He reached out his hand.

‘I’m not ready.’

‘Don’t be foolish, Sam. It is late. Come.’

‘But I want to do something foolish. It has been far too long.’

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