Chapter 53He was about to get into the shower, when he heard someone run down the hallway. He went to the door and listened. A man’s fist was pounding on a door. Instinctively, Khalid knew something was wrong. He had escorted Talya to her room, but he had not gone in with her, enough people had imposed their presence on her already. He did not want to be another on the list. He continued to listen.
“Madame Kartz has been attacked—” That’s all Khalid needed to hear. He knew she had been in danger and he had tried to tell her, but now was not the time to dwell on the past. He had to find Rasheed and fast! He knew Rasheed had come back. To Khalid, there had been no other conclusion; the man would not have crawled back into his hole. He was ruined. Talya had seen to it. He had lost money, pr
