Desert Encounter
Chapter 19

Serious decisions had been taken that famous evening.

Three months after the dinner, the palace had never seemed so calm, an atmosphere that did not bode well.

The harem had been closed under express orders from the sheikh and the women had been sent home, well all except one, the one whom now everyone called the traitor, locked somewhere deep in the palace.

Flash back

Furious at his dinner which he considered a failure, the sheikh had ordered the closure of the harem as soon as possible, the strengthening of security at the entrance and exit of the palace due to the news that he had had earlier, and more optimal camera placement and replacement had to be put in place.

Yes Emir was in the mood to change everything.

The concubines had two days to empty the premises and not a day more.

On the day of their exit as requested by the sheikh, everyone entering or leaving the palace had to be searched under a magnifying glass and that’s when we discovered the unthinkable hidden at the bottom of one of the women’s bags.

In his bag were important papers such as letters and exchanges with a certain Aziz al Khali explaining his actions in the palace and very sophisticated bladed weapons hiding under his clothes had been revealed to everyone: 《- Noon I tell

you I swear they don’t belong to me

– you will explain that to the king. Announced the guard

– I swear to you, I tell you that I have never seen anything of her, these weapons are not mine》

She had been brought into the interrogation room of the palace and a guard was quick to go find the sheikh and inform him of the situation.

It was therefore with determined steps that he went to the famous room with the firm intention of making this impostor speak, there was a difference between a woman he had to respect on principle and a traitor – your

majesty pity, believe me.

She shouted when his large frame walked through the door of the room

– Soraya Soraya, you! explain to me.

He sat on the chair opposite hers with a harsher look than usual, it looked like he could shoot lightning just with his eyes, he inspired fear and the young woman could testify to that. .

He then crossed his legs so as to appear relaxed and nonchalantly he put one hand on the armrest to support his head with his hand

– I……………….I …………..I don’t know how his weapons and his papers managed to arrive in my bag, your………..your majesty you must believe me .

And she started to cry. Emir found it hard to believe that this woman was the person he was looking for, not because of her tears, but his long years of diplomacy and reign had shaped him, he knew how to recognize when a person was lying, and she was telling the truth .

It was much too easy, he had been looking for the traitor for months and he had just been handed to him on a silver platter, something was wrong but he had to play along. The door suddenly opened to reveal

Salif

– Emir I was looking for you I finally found it. He looked at the young woman with a certain contempt. You have already arrested him, I feared I had arrived late

The sheikh turned around and looked at his friend who was holding a large envelope in his hands

– I was finally able to gather the evidence which incriminates our trafficking, there it is and it is not alone

– no it’s not true, I’m innocent. I don’t even know what you’re accusing me of. shouted the young woman.

He handed the envelope to the sheikh who opened it and saw photographs of the young woman who could clearly be seen talking in the dark corridors of the palace with a man, a guard.

– found it and brought it back here immediately

He ordered the guards present who left at a run

Salif smiled proud to have carried out his mission and to once again be able to enter into the good graces of his sovereign

– good job Salif

– all for the crown your majesty

A few minutes later the guards returned empty-handed

– your majesty, your majesty. one of them shouted

– what’s happening, where is he? he said.

– the guard your majesty, the guard you sent for us, he is dead your majesty, we found him hanged in his room.

– nooooooooo. cried Soraya, her voice full of despair

– he left a letter for you, your majesty. Said the guard, handing him the letter.

In this letter the guard admitted having been the traitor he was looking for and had decided to end his life because he could no longer stand the pressure exerted on him by his accomplice Soraya and his leader Aziz who asked him for one to eliminate the other concubines and for the other to kidnap the foreigner.

Emir crumpled the paper after reading it under Salif’s watchful gaze.

Yes everything was much too perfect

– locked there in a cell, I will come back to question her later

– pityeeee your majesty I am innocent, pityeeee

Emir left the interrogation room with only one idea in mind found his beautiful stranger, he then headed towards her room where she was supposed to be but he did not see her.

His pressure began to slowly build within him, but he reassured himself by telling himself that she was necessarily accompanied by Ibrahim. But when he saw Ibrahim coming out of a bend in the corridor he panicked for the first time in his life

– where is she?

– who your majesty

– Naomi

– in his room, last I heard I left him in his room your majesty

The sheikh cursed, quickening his pace, he entered the room again and noticed once again that it was completely empty However, something caught his attention this time, the bay window was open.

He approached slowly and saw her lying there on a deckchair, the sun shining on her face, and her hair in the air. She was sleeping.

She had crossed it. he said to himself.

He swore before carrying her back to her bed, he wondered how she managed to always fall asleep in the worst conditions.

He hesitated a few seconds before doing it and he finally did it, he caressed this long hair with the scent of orange blossom that he had always wanted to touch but very dark thoughts invited themselves for such a moment. He withdrew his hand in spite of himself and headed towards the exit.

Things would change, yes, and he would personally see to it.

End of flashback.