Desert Warrior
Chapter One
"Do not put even one foot on Zulheil soil unless you are ready to stay forever. You will not get
past the airport gates before I kidnap you!"
Hands trembling, Jasmine skirted around the small groups of people in the waiting area and
headed for the glass doors that would lead her out of the airport, and into Tariq's land.
"Madam." A dark hand fell next to hers on the handle of the luggage trolley.
Startled, she looked up into the smiling face of a man who appeared to be an airport official.
"Yes?" Her heart started to pound in a mixture of hope and fear.
"You are going the wrong way. The taxis and hire cars are on the other side." He gestured
toward a long corridor leading to another set of glass doors. Desert sands glittered in the
distance.
"Oh." She felt foolish. Of course Tariq wouldn't complete his threat so literally. He'd been angry
enough to scare her when he'd warned her against coming to his land. Now, Tariq was a cool,
controlled man, whom she'd seen a number of times on television, leading peace talks between
warring Arab states. Her Tariq was now Tariq al-Huzzein Donovan Zama ... read full excerpt from: Desert Warrior ebook
