CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
Relieved to see Sami’s car parked in the driveway, Petra ushered the kids into the house. She had prayed she would make it there after him to avoid facing Sawsan alone. She slipped off her ring and tucked it into the pocket of her pleated skirt.
Mrs. Madigan carried the girls’ things in and headed straight to the kitchen.
Sami came out of the study. “There you are!” He beamed and scooped the twins into his arms, dotting their cheeks with kisses. He listened and nodded at their babbling as if he understood every word.
Petra placed her hand on Elias’s shoulder and stepped toward the living room, allowing Sami to devote his attention to his nieces.
Dressed in a light grey Armani suit, Sami looked different than he had in the early morning, less rugged, but just as manl
