The Sheik's Accidental Pregnancy (The Botros Brothers Series) by Leslie North Read Free Book Online Page B

siblings?”
     
    “Three older brothers.”
     
    Fiddah smiled. “I only had one son. I'd have loved to have had more,” she said.
     
    “Tariq and Amir's father?”
     
    Fiddah nodded. “Speaking of which, how are things at the company?” she asked.
     
    Sara sighed before she answered. “Getting along with Sheik Amir was easy. He was instantly nice to me. He gave me a chance that most people in his position wouldn't. So, I do my best. I don't want him to regret his decision.”
     
    “Amir was always a sweetheart and a flirt. He is very easy to deal with.” Fiddah picked up a napkin and wiped the little girl's mouth. “And Tariq?” she asked.
     
    “Unpredictable and impolite.” He definitely was unpredictable. Who would have thought he'd go from insulting Sara to making love to her and then insult her immediately after? Fiddah laughed at Sara's answer.
     
    “If you get to know him, you can predict his actions. He is one way. His views do not change. It is Amir, who is more unpredictable. He was the one always up to no good or caught in a rather displeasing situation.”
     
    “Really?” Sara raised her eyebrows.
     
    “Tariq was always too mature for his age. He studied all the time, he practised swordsmanship, he got into the oil business at the age of twelve.”
     
    “Twelve?” Sara was shocked. That was too young. Fiddah nodded. “But why is he like that? I mean he's so mean and judgemental.”
     
    “To others, yes, but he's very loving to those close to him and he is very protective.”
     
    Sara was finding that hard to believe. Tariq did not have a loving side. Ok, granted he did things to her insides that had her melting, but that was a one-time thing and she had no intention of being alone with him again. Ever.
     
    *        *        *            *
     
    Sara had managed to avoid Tariq for a few weeks. Between the amount of work Amir gave her plus her side project on El-Sultari, she kept herself busy and hidden away in her office. Today she had a meeting with Malik, who had agreed to meet with her to discuss El-Sultari. She sat with him and presented her findings based on the research she had completed. He was impressed with her. She was very knowledgeable and he could see her determination to find out if there was oil. She gave him a file of paperwork concerning the field. She had everything from the size of the field to what kind of barrels they could use. She had made sure that she had covered everything possible. The only thing that was left was actually visiting the site. Malik agreed to visit the field with her at some point so long as Amir approved.
     
    When they walked out of the office, Sara saw Amir and Tariq speaking with Adiva. She quickly walked past reception hoping he would be too busy to see her. She got out of the building as fast as she could. She slowed down when she got outside. The coast was clear. Before she could sigh with relief, she felt someone grab her arm. She froze. There was only one person in that place who would grab her arm.
     
    “You are avoiding me.” She recognised the deep, authoritative and sexy voice. It was Tariq.
     
    “I am not,” Sara replied.
     
    “Then turn around.”
     
    Sara frowned before she put on a normal face and turned around to face him. She gave him a what-do-you-want expression.
     
    “You were a virgin.” Tariq went straight to the point. He did not like beating around the bush nor did he like people who did. Sara's eyes widened. She did not think he knew. She had not told him.
     
    “How…” The words refused to come out.
     
    “It doesn't matter. The point is, why didn't you tell me?” He stared at her. The eye contact was too intense for her and she had to look away. This was not a conversation she was prepared to have. While she had told herself that she would simply pretend that it never happened, her subconscious felt otherwise and she found him in her dreams.
     
    “Why would