Fisher were caring for his son but Zahir watched the woman, feeling guilty for the scare he’d given her that had caused this. He shouldn’t have sprung everything on her so quickly. He should have been more cautious. After seeing her last night in her apartment, he should have warned her that he would be here. Of course, if she’d had any warning, she probably would not have come. Which was why he’d come up with this surprise plan in the first place. “She’ll be fine,” the doctor said as he stood up from the bed. “Just a faint,” he assured Zahir. “She’s coming around now.” The doctor closed his case and nodded to Zahir who didn’t acknowledge the man in any way other than a slight nod. His eyes were staring, trying to find signs of life in the prone woman on the bed, willing her to recover. He’d spent so much time apart from her. It had been necessary, but things were finally in place. He’d gotten his country back in order and now it was time for Callie to take her place by his side. And in his bed. Damn, she looked lovely. She was healthier now. Well, except for the fact that she was passed out from fear of him. The other night, he hadn’t had the time to take his fill of her golden beauty but now, with her lying still on the bed, he could let his eyes roam over her lushes curves and her long legs. He just wished she were awake, that he hadn’t scared her into a dead faint. She’d get over that fear, he told himself. He would take things slowly, make sure she was comfortable with the changes that were going to happen to her and then explain everything. Callie turned her head, her mind still fuzzy but flashes of the day slowly came back to her. When she opened her eyes, she instantly knew that something was wrong. This wasn’t her room. This room was too big, too luxurious. When she lifted her head to look around, she tried to get her bearings but everything inside of her was clenching because she knew that this was wrong. When she found Zahir, he was standing at the foot of the bed, his arms crossed over his chest as he glared down at her. “It was you,”
