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

"But she's my ex-girlfriend, Grandfather. It's not appropriate for them to be seen together like that," I protested. "I understand your concern, Benjamin. But Malik is a grown man, and he can make his own decisions," my grandfather replied.

"I know that, but it still feels like he's taunting me," I said, my frustration showing. "Besides I am the sultan of Saudi Arabia. He should show respect," I bit.

"I agree, Benjamin. As the Sultan, you deserve respect from your family and your advisors," my grandfather said, his tone serious. "But you must also remember that Malik is not just your cousin advisor, he is also your friend. Perhaps he is unaware of how his actions are affecting you." My friend?? No he was not.

I corrected my grandfather, "Just to clarify, Grandfather, Malik is my cousin, not my friend or advisor. And I don't hate him, but our relationship is complicated."

Boiling blood