Page 57 of The Twin Sheikhs

The queen shook her head. “He doesn’t want to be the king either. He spent his entire life not wanting the position,” she said to him.

“So what will happen now?” Bassem asked. The queen sighed again.

“We have no choice but to let you marry her.” She looked at Blake. Bassem and Blake gasped and looked at each other.

“You mean that?” Bassem asked his mother.

“I don’t make jokes.”

“You can’t take it back!”

“It’s your father’s orders.” She rose to her feet. Bassem quickly got up and kissed his mother on the cheek.

“Thank you,” he said to her. Blake stood up and bowed her head to his mother.

“Thank you so much,” she said.

“Just don’t make me regret it.” With that, the queen walked out of the office. Bassem picked Blake up into his arms and spun around.

“This is good! I’m so happy,” he said. He held Blake tightly and kissed her. Blake hit him playfully.

“You should have told me that that was how your parents felt,” she said.

“I didn’t want it to upset you.”

“No more secrets, no matter what.”

“Sure.” Bassem kissed Blake again. Blake had gone through so many emotions in one day. She was just glad that she was going to marry the man she loved more than anything.

“You know, you’ll have to give me many children,” said Bassem. Blake wrapped her arms around his neck.

“How many?” she asked.

“Four or five.”

“What? No, that’s not happening. Two children are enough.”

“I want one son as my heir and three girls that look just like you.”

Blake rolled her eyes and smiled. “I want a boy just like you,” she said.

“I love you,” Bassem said to her.

“I love you too,” Blake replied and kissed him.

“The pair of you are so cheesy,” Basil said as he walked into the office. Bassem put Blake down.

“Congratulations, I just saw mother on the way out,” Basil said. He leaned in to kiss Blake on the cheek but Bassem stopped him.

“No more of that,” said Bassem. Basil laughed.

“I’ve never had feelings for her. I was always trying to get you to admit yours, that’s it.”

Blake smiled. “It’s your turn to find a wife,” she said to him.

“Not anytime soon.”

The three of them laughed and hugged each other. Blake was perfectly happy. The happiest she had ever been in her life.

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