Page 64 of The Sheikh's Desert Princess

Riaz felt his chest tighten. He grasped the man harder "She is not with him," Riaz demanded urgently.

The man shook his head. "Not yet. But she will be soon she will surely meet him on the way to wherever she is going."

Riaz wasn't about to explain why Eva was there in the first place. He released Abdul and stood by the riverside, thoughts racing through his mind.

He turned back to Abdul. "Show me where you saw her," he commanded.

He strode past Abdul, heading back to the camp. Abdul followed alongside Riaz.

Riaz went to the corral and readied his own horse, the same one he'd used during the racing. That seemed like such a long time ago, now.

Riaz lifted himself up onto his mount. He gazed across and watched Abdul leap onto his own horse. "There is no time to wait for the men to return to the camp. We must track her and get to her before Ahmed does."

Abdul's brows furrowed. Then he bowed his head, obedient as ever. "I believe if we ride quickly enough, we may reach her before Ahmed."

Riaz drew in a deep breath and tugged hard on the reins. "I hope you're right," he stated firmly.

And then he rode out of the camp as fast as he could, knowing that if he didn't reach Eva in time, she might come to harm.

If that happened he didn't trust himself to contain his rage.

It was time to act on his feelings for Eva.

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