The Sheikh's Unforgettable Lover (The Sharqi Sheikhs Series Book 1) by Leslie North Page A

together over breakfast had been distracting as he found her sweet scent intoxicating. He would have loved to continue with the teasing and watch as he brought her pleasure. The small noises that she made as she writhed beneath him were arousing and he couldn’t wait to do it again.
    “As long as it is working out,” Hussain said with a smile. “So listen, I have a favour to ask of you.”
    Karim blinked a few times. “Yes, anything,” he said. This was not the time Karim had been caught thinking about Kim.
    “You remember Cassie?” Hussain asked him.
    “Your Western woman?” Karim asked as he looked at Hussain with a narrowed gaze.
    “Yes, her.” Hussain smiled and shook his head.
    “What about her?” Karim asked. The couple of times that he had met her, he found her too American for his taste.
    “When she was younger, she used to walk past this jewellery shop every day. She fell in love with a particular ring.”
    “Okay?” Karim furrowed his brow. He wondered where Hussain was going with this.
    “Well, I need your help in locating that ring,” Hussain said. Karim raised his eyebrows and put his cup on the desk.
    “What? You are not thinking of marrying this woman are you?” he asked. He went from being confused to being shocked. He stared at Hussain with his eyes widened and waited for an explanation. He was really hoping that Hussain was not going to propose.
    “You look surprised,” Hussain replied.
    “I am surprised. What happened to the man who did not believe in marriage?”
    That was another thing that Karim and Hussain had in common. They both did not believe in love and they did not want to get married either. They never wanted to be tied down to anyone, especially a mere woman.
    Hussain sighed before he responded. “That man met Cassie.”
    “Even after you found out that she was a spy?” Karim questioned.
    “Well she did not sabotage me in the end. She actually helped me.”
    “It does not change her initial intentions. This is why women cannot be trusted.”
    Hussain laughed loudly. “That was how I used to think; however things are different now. I found someone worth trusting and loving.” Karim leaned back in his leather chair and stared at his friend.
    “So, you want me to locate some kind of ring, so that you can marry a spy?” Karim had been aware of how Cassie and Hussain had met. He had been surprised that Hussain stayed with her, even after he knew that she was an industrial spy. Even though she had changed her ways, Karim would have never been able to trust her after finding out her original intentions.
    Hussain narrowed his gaze at Karim and leaned forward. “I need you find that ring for me so that I can marry the woman I love.”
    “Who happens to be a spy.”
    “Who used to be a spy.”
    The two men started laughing.
    “Okay. What kind of a ring is it?” Karim asked.
    “It was a unique gold band with a red stone. Around the stone were yellow diamonds,” Hussain explained. “I will have a mock up drawn.”
    “It sounds like a unique ring,” Karim said, scratching his stubble with his thumb.
    “I purchased the entire store and I will have the contents shipped here. I just need Sharqi Jewels to locate the exact ring.” Karim widened his eyes and stared at Hussain as if he had lost his mind. He was starting to think that he might have actually lost it.
    “You did what?” Maybe Karim had heard wrong. “You bought the entire shop?”
    “Yes, and the warehouse.”
    Karim shook his head. “My friend, you are crazy.” Hussain laughed.
    “Crazy in love,” he replied as Karim ran his hand through his wavy hair.
    “All of this for one girl?” Karim asked, whistling lowly. It made no sense to him. Hussain was going to great lengths for one woman, a western woman at that. He really could not understand his friend.
    “You’ll understand one day, my friend.” Hussain said to him with a warm smile on his face. Karim raised his eyebrows, shaking his