by Leslie North
The Sheikh’s Resisting Lover
By Leslie North
The Tazeem Twins Series
Book 3
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Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is entirely coincidental. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places, events and situations either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used factiously.
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Dedications
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Table of Contents
The Sheikh’s Resisting Lover
Copyright
Dedications
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 1
“When are we going to fuck again?” asked the blonde as she walked out of his bedroom.
James leaned in the doorway of his quarters wearing only his silk pyjama bottoms and with no shirt on. His jet black hair was still messy from sleep.
“Don’t curse,” he reprimanded.
She smiled and draped an arm around his neck. “Okay. When are we going to make sweet, sweet love again?” she asked sarcastically.
“Shouldn’t you be leaving?”
The blonde narrowed her gaze at him. “Your highness, when can we meet again?” she asked as she ran her hands down his chest.
“I will call you,” James replied. This was the fifth time James had spent the night with her. Whilst it was fun, she wanted more than he could give her. As the youngest prince of Al-Qalta and an officer in the family-owned business, Tazeem Petroleum, the women he dated had visions of marriage and life in a palace. He smacked her posterior, as she gasped in surprise.
“You never call. I always call you,” she pouted at him as she fingered the diamond necklace he had given her. It was within his nature to buy women jewellery. That was all he could give them, sex and gifts. James shrugged his shoulders.
It was true, he never called her. As much fun as he had with the blonde, he was definitely not going to call her. In fact, given her current behaviour, he might not want to see her again. He had decided long ago that committed relationships were not for him. His work and his obligations were what mattered. If he dated a woman once too often, they suddenly wanted more from him than he was capable of giving.
“I will this time,” James replied with a smirk on his face.
“Okay, I will wait for your call,” she told him before leaning in for a kiss. At the last moment, he turned his head and she kissed him on the cheek. James ran his hand through his hair and walked back into his quarters. He had a quick shower and then dressed in black tracksuit bottoms and a grey t-shirt. He was going to go for a run after having breakfast with Rene and Joshua.
He joined his brother and his girl friend on the patio nestled between their quarters. The flooring was a light-coloured flagstone that sparkled when the sun peeked through the archway. A round, wooden table with matching chairs served as a casual dining space while the other side of the patio housed a large sitting area with a stone fireplace and flat screen television.
“Morning, love birds,” James said to Rene and Joshua, as he walked out onto the patio. Joshua was reading the newspaper and Rene was looking at her phone. They both looked up as James sat down at the table.
“Hi, James,” Rene replied to him. He stretched his hand out and did his secret handshake with his brother as Rene narrowed her gaze. “I wish you would teach me,” she complained. James smiled and leaned closer to Rene to kiss her on the cheek.
“No one is going to teach you that handshake,” Joshua said to her. He flipped the page of the newspaper. Rene returned her attention to James.
“So, how was your night?” she asked him.
“My night? Fine,” James replied and started eating.
“Busy?” Joshua asked.
“Busy how?”
“Busy with the blonde,” Rene said. She bit into her freshly baked na’an with honey and started chewing. She did not take her eyes off James as she ate.
“Oh, her,” he replied as he laughed.
“Yes. Her!”
“She is gone.”
“Just another day at the office, right?”
“What do you mean by that?”
“It's very normal for you to have these one night stands,” Rene spoke with a very strict tone.
James laughed and looked at Joshua for help. He felt like Rene was about to tell him off, but his brother just shrugged his shoulders and did not come to his rescue.
“Is it not normal for anyone?” James asked. Rene looked at him as though he had said something completely weird.
“No, it is not!” she replied. “Since I returned, there have been six women in and out of your quarters,” she added.
“Has it really?” he asked. It's not as if he was counting. He poured himself a cup of coffee.
“Your intake has increased lately,” Joshua ventured.
“Intake?” Rene frowned as James started laughing.
“It was rather a weird word to use,” James stated as his brother shrugged his shoulders.
“Well, the point is that you have been bedding a lot more women lately,” Joshua clarified. James shrugged his shoulders. He did not know what to say to that. He di
d not think he had been sleeping with more women than usual. In his defence, he had slept with the blonde more than once, but he was loath to admit that he knew nothing more about her than her first name.
“You need to settle down,” Rene stated.
“You sound like my mother.”
“That is true,” Joshua agreed with his brother.
“Seriously, James, you don't need all these women. You only need the woman,” Rene said.
“The woman?” James questioned Rene with his eyebrows raised.
“Yes.”
“Where do I find the woman?”
“Well, you may want to find a woman outside your normal circle. I am guessing that you sleep with the same type of women all the time,” Rene said as she picked up her napkin and wiped her mouth.
“I do not have a type,” James replied. Rene shook her head at him and looked at her watch.
“Tanya should be arriving soon,” she said to Joshua who nodded and folded his newspaper.
“Who is Tanya?” James asked Rene.
“My friend,” Rene replied with a big smile on her face.
“Oh yes, the one you mentioned before.”
Rene smiled and nodded. “But seriously, James, this week try not to sleep with anyone. Just for a week, try!” Rene said to him. “How many do you even sleep with in a week?” she asked. He shrugged his shoulders. He was not interested in defending himself.
“I do not count,” he said to her as Rene's jaw dropped open.
“That is not healthy.”
Joshua laughed. “That is the James I know,” he said as he stood up from the table and held his hand out to Rene. Placing her hand in his, she stood as he wrapped an arm around her waist.
“We’re going to the airport to get Tanya,” Joshua informed his brother as he finished his coffee.
Nodding his head, “I am going for a run, so I will see you later,” James replied as they walked off. As he drank his coffee, a small cat hopped up on the wall and came over to greet James. Bending down to scratch the cat behind the ears, “At least you don’t have any ulterior motives,” he told the cat as he placed some of the leftover eggs and sausage down for the stray.
He sipped the rest of his coffee before standing up to stretch. He looked at the little stray who was cleaning herself before she jumped over the wall and ran off into the garden. Following the cat over the wall, he headed out toward his favourite running trail.
Chapter 2
Tanya stood in the doorway of the private jet and stared out into the bright sun. She placed her hands on her hips and took a deep breath detecting sweet smells of jasmine and honeysuckle. The small, private airport was framed in low-lying hills that were a rainbow of colours from the minerals in the rock base. She was not expecting anything like this at all, she thought as she walked down the steps.
A black car was pulling up, and Tanya saw Rene madly waving out the window. As the car drew to a stop, Rene leaped out and jumped on her friend as she hugged her tightly.
“It has been less than a month since you last saw me,” Tanya said to her as she held her at arm’s length.
“It has been five weeks exactly,” Rene corrected her, as she hugged her again.
“Hello, Tanya. Marhaban,” Joshua welcomed her and kissed her on both cheeks. She smiled and kissed him back.
“Hi, Josh, how have you been?” she replied as Rene laughed.
“He does not like being called Josh,” Rene told her.
“Why? It is the same name,” Tanya replied as she looked at Joshua. He shrugged his shoulders before changing the subject.
“How was your flight?” he asked.
Tanya smiled. The flight had been exceptional. She had never flown first class before, let alone been on a private jet. She had no idea how luxurious it could be. The small jet was large enough to make it half-way around the world without having to stop for fuel. The interior had twelve leather captain’s chairs that could easily seat two people each. In the back was a beautiful bathroom, a bedroom and a well-stocked kitchen. The flight attendant had served her delicious food and drinks the entire journey, some of which she had never even heard of before.
“It was okay,” Tanya replied, scrunching up her face.
“Just okay?” Rene looked at Tanya is disbelief. Tanya laughed.
“It was spectacular. It was unreal” said Tanya. “I’m just hoping that the palace can match up to that level of luxury,” she added with a wink.
“I know, I could not get over it either. I still haven't.” Rene linked her arm around Tanya's as they walked towards the car. The flight attendant had unloaded Tanya's luggage and the driver was just finishing loading it into the car.
As they climbed into the car, Tanya looked around in amazement. The interior of the car was in the same colours and patterns as the jet. Wow.
“Did you sort out your work?” Rene asked her as they fastened their seatbelts.
“Sort of, yes. Since I was able to take all of my vacation days at once, I can stay here for a month.”
“A month? Why don't you stay here for good?”
Shaking her head, “My life is in the States. Besides, if I moved here, where will I be able to go on my fabulous vacations?” she asked with a smile. While she was the one to encourage Rene to take a leap of faith and move to a different country for love, there wasn’t anyone in her life that she was that interested in.
“Trust me, you will love it here,” Rene stated as she squeezed her friend’s hand.
“I look forward to finding out.”
As the car wound its way up the drive, Tanya looked out the window as the palace grew in size. Ornate gardens and winding fences bordered the large structure, which looked as though it had sprouted from the earth. The clay used to make the bricks was collected from the same area and sparkles from the minerals in the earth twinkled like diamonds in the morning sun. As Tanya got out of the car, she stared at the building. Rene linked her arm and pulled her towards the entrance, “Just wait until you see the inside,” she told her as they strode toward the entrance.
As they walked down the palace corridors, Tanya tried not to look shocked at how over-sized everything was. The height of the ceiling could easily house giants, she thought, as her gaze swept up the floor to ceiling walls covered in portraits and landscape paintings. The marble floors were polished to look like glass and everywhere, maids stopped what they were doing to nod to the two women as they walked past.
“Here we are,” Rene said to her as they reached another section of the palace. While this section didn’t look as imposing, it was heavily guarded.
“Where is here?” Tanya asked.
“This is the actual living quarters, where our bedrooms are. Come on; let me show you to your quarters.”
“My what?”
“Your quarters. You will have your own private space, which, brace yourself, is bigger than our house. There’s a small kitchen and dining area for your use, but I much prefer to eat in the communal dining area with the twins and I hope that you will too.”
Tanya smiled. It was good to see that Rene had settled in and was feeling less like a stranger. Tanya knew how awkward it had been for her at the beginning of her stay. The three of them walked up the white marble imperial staircase framed in a gold railing. At the top of the stairs, there were two hallways. Rene led her down to the right.
Wait, this is all for me?” Tanya asked when they walked through the wooden, double doors and into her room.
“Yes,” Rene replied. Tanya turned around slowly, as she took in the living space. A large, four-poster bed was covered in a black and white Harlequin-pattern bedcover and matching pillows. A small, sitting area with a white-leather loveseat and matching chairs sat in front of a fireplace large enough for a human to step inside. Black silk pillows with hand-painted flowers dotted the seating.
“Does it always look like this?” she asked in wonderment as she stared at everything.
“Oh, no. We changed it
out for you,” Rene replied.
“Did you decorate all this?”
“Oh, good lord, no,” Rene replied with a laugh. “My maid, Maria, did it. That woman should be a designer,” she added as she looked around the room in satisfaction. “You like?”
Tanya walked towards the French doors that led out to the balcony. Stepping outside, she walked to the wall and looked out into the garden. Closing her eyes, she stretched her arms up as she took in long dragging breaths. The garden scents were overwhelming as she tried to pick out the different flowers.
“This place is gorgeous.”
“Glad you like it,” Joshua said. He had been leaning in the doorway watching Rene show Tanya around.
“I do,” Tanya smiled.
“I will leave you ladies to it then. I have some business to attend to,” Joshua replied as he turned to leave. Tanya could only nod in reply, as she continued to stare out into the garden.