Deborah_Pruijmboom

I was roaming the palace halls, pretending to be a servant. My heart drummed when I first saw her. Jasmine’s cat-like green eyes haunted me from the moment that I had met her. The new maid in our Saudi palace was everything I had ever dreamed of; a body that made every man kneel, her intelligence was beyond imagination and her passion set my whole world on fire.

Although I knew she truly loved me, her love for me was more like a game of push and pull. She did not wish to marry anyone, and certainly not me. 

Meeting Saphira back home in Malibu USA, had seemed like a welcome distraction. And although I resisted, we had deeply fallen. It was not something I could easily take back... Saphira was not everything that I had once dreamed of, and I certainly did not plan to love her. But I did regardless, irrevocably so. 

My name is Benjamin El-Raji Saud, Prince of Saudi Arabia.  
They say love wasn’t supposed to be easy, I know that now. 
The story of how our love became untangled, was messy and twisted and full of heart ache and betrayal.
I truly did not know how our story would end, but is was ours. 
 
Which ship are you rooting for?
#Shaphmin
#Jazzmin
#Shaphary
#Benierra?
#Saphlik?

Love Untangled

As I finished explaining the basics of piloting a submarine to Jasmine, I couldn't help but feel a foolish sense of pride. I was able to share my knowledge and passion for flying with her, and seeing her interest, like always, made me even more excited to continue our adventure.

The submarine was now completely submerged again, and the view outside the dome was breathtaking. More schools of colorful fish swam by, and corals of all shapes and sizes adorned the ocean floor. It was like entering a different world.

"Wow," Jasmine breathed beside me. "It's like we're in a dream." She seemed mesmerized by the sight.

I turned to her, my hand finding hers. "It's even better than a dream, habib," I said, using the Arabic term of endearment that I knew she loved. "This is real, and we're experiencing it together." I couldn't help but be mesmerized of the view of her as well. She was everything.

Focus