Chapter Twelve
Khalid stumbled forward as the paralysis holding him disappeared. His eyes were wild with confusion and fear when he realized he was alone in the library. He twisted around, frantically searching for Wynter.
He froze when he saw the open French doors. Striding over to them, he stepped out onto the patio and scrutinized the garden. He noted the dazed expressions on Farid and Hagar’s faces. They looked as if they were waking from a deep sleep. A moment later, Adham burst through the doorway behind him with an alarmed expression.
Adham frowned, his hand on his sidearm, and turned in a tight circle, searching the garden before facing him again. The older man’s eyes held a mixture of fear, caution, and confusion.
“Khalid?”
Khalid shook his head. He had no answers—except that
