The Sheikh's Untamed Bride. Jackie Braun

lead her, if that’s all right.’

      Before she could dismount, Raz reached out and covered her hand with his.

      ‘You are doing well.’

      Her mouth twitched at the corners. ‘We both know I’m doing terribly,’ she said dryly, ‘but thank you for saying that.’

      ‘It’s always harder to learn as an adult than as a child because your awareness of danger is more sharply focused.’ And he suspected her awareness of danger was even more sharply focused than most. He watched her face, searching for clues, but her expression didn’t change and he released her hand. ‘Go and relax. Abdul will show you my library.’

      ‘You have a library?’ Her face brightened but Zahra shuddered.

      ‘Who wants books when they can have horses?’