BORNO EMIRATE COUNCIL.

"Hey, watch it!" A manly voice kvetch but Suhayr couldn't see due to the glaring sun obstructing her view but she use her hand to shadow away the sun just to see the person who had the nerve to tell her to watch it after bumping into her not so nicely. She was watching her front and don't know where he came from!

"Listen here, Mister..." She trailed off when her eyes landed on yet another man who looks exactly like her husband and his brother but this person is different, no doubt.

The man standing in front of her more like towering over her is a younger version of her husband and the brother she's met yesterday. In front of her stood a man no less than twenty five with trimmed beard that is way finer than her husband's, the guy definitely knew styles. He also looks like Juwairiyah too, the one who wanted to create problem for her, they could pass up as twins and she would agree without debate. Though the guy is finer than Juwairiyah too, he is just too handsome.

He is wearing a plain chiffon coloured short sleeved shirt that showed his taunting muscles. Whoa, do all Nigerians go to gym again? His are way sturdier than her husband's which only screams that this man in front of her lives in the gym unlike her husband whom she's never seen going there since her arrival, but who knows, the man is sneakier than a rat ready to steal. There are so many branches, meaning, veins adorning his arms visibly, yummy. Some might think it's disgusting but staring at his, she would do anything to trace them.

She move her eyes unconsciously to his chest and his tightened incredibly across his chest, she would think it was going to hurt him but he doesn't even shift in discomfort and besides, he wore it himself and would've removed it if he wasn't comfortable. Down to his washed out denim jeans, you can see those long powerful looking legs that they inherit from God know who. It seems like they are going to be of the same height with all his brothers, hmm, so tall and handsome. One zero though, he is just as fair as all his siblings and she likes them dark.

His feet are closed with the most recent black and white puma Cali fashion sneakers she's seen weeks ago in a magazine. Her lips could only stay wide because those shoes are pretty darn expensive, he already has them? She drooled on those shoes for hours trying to think what price possession she has so she can sell them off to buy them. She loves sneakers way too much, maybe more than she's ever loved her own boot cut pants and that is Suhayr saying something. Boot cut pants are her number one priority after being rich.

"Stop staring, that's rude. Who are you?" The man brought her out from her daydream of seeing those Puma goodies surrounding her feet, she will steal them. But then again, they won't fit her own smaller legs because compared to his, her own are tiny.

"No, first off, you can't bump into someone and ask them to watch it instead of apologizing. And second, I ain't gonna tell you who I am until you apologize for bumping into me and talking so rudely." She crossed her arms over her chest childishly whilst standing like a midget in front of him and she didn't even feel an ounce of intimidation.

She won't blame him for being so rude, all his siblings are rude except Adam and to top it all their mother. Whenever a mother is spoilt then the entire household will be shambolic so this is not surprising at all but she hopes she won't meet more of his rude family members, she can't take too many people's shit when she needs to start focusing on becoming rich. She can't afford to get carried away, she needs to play the ball that has been thrown to her court, the ball is now hers to throw around.

These people should thank God for their fine genes or no one would've looked at them twice after being rude. They are just too damn handsome for her and even though she don't want to admit it, Juwairiyah is also one piece of art which she would definitely have asked to model for some of her clothes for her when she starts but the woman clearly despise her and fuck it, the feeling is mutual. It's not like she needs her in her plan, she'd be many miles away then.

"What? Who are you? Don't you know who I am?" His brows furrowed in a cute way though he gave off that perilous vibe, he looks and sounds more hazardous than any of his siblings, Sa'eed included. And from the looks of it, that line has got him through a lot of situations.

"There they go again with their arrogance. Is it a family trait or something? You guys are so narcissistic, it sends this unpleasant shiver down my spine. You also don't need to know who I am, apologize first!" She stood her ground with a huff, the guy needs to learn something too. They should be the ones in etiquette and protocols school learning not her.

All the siblings are alike except one, they should go back to their so called etiquette and protocols school, really.

"I'm sorry, who are you?" The maids passing by gasped upon hearing his apology, no one has ever heard him said that but he is too damn curious about the lady in front of him to care.

He wants to know who this fiery woman is and what she is doing in the castle just outside his mother's Chamber. No ordinary person can enter inside but this woman who looks to be from a crazy band outside country just came out of it making him start to think what his mother is up to this time around. This woman isn't the type his mother likes to mingle with, not that it would've mattered, he could only see and leave without any say in it. He also won't say anything even given the chance, he can pass up as a wallflower when they Royal matters are brought up.

This woman looks so intriguing, she has so much going on even with that façade of makeover. He has seen her somewhere or maybe a photo of her but with this makeup, he can't pinpoint where and how. She piqued his interest instantly, he's seen her walking his way absently so he bumped into her and just like that, she gave the reaction he wants her to give. He saw her moving away to avoid bumping into him but he changed his position for that to happen.

Most of the ladies he's encountered would've apologized and run away or try to flirt with him but this one is just telling him how narcissistic he is. Has she met any of his siblings before? She talks as if she knew them all, his siblings are rude and he knows that so that means she's met them or one at least. Especially him, no one dares to as much breath badly while he is present and he knows he has the aura to make anyone run for their lives.

"I am Suhayr Imraan Khalid, your sister in-law." She grinned proudly happy that she's got him to apologize, he could be a sweetheart but that perilous aura around him, she can't deal with.

"Sorry, sister what?" He furrowed his brows way deeper, he can't even get where she is coming from.

Only one of his brothers is married and he's divorced the wife for a reason only few of them know so who is this one claiming to be his sister in-law? Has Adam gotten married without anyone's knowledge or maybe one of his cousins? Wait, his brother got remarried again like he's heard but never got to see the woman only a photo of her. That means she is the woman everyone is talking about in the castle? The scorching fire that could bend Sa'eed's unmoving rules huh? The one that has got his brother to act crazy and entertain childishness?!

He can see that clearly now, she is fiery.

"Sister in-law. Your brother's wife if you don't know what that means." She is now smiling innocently, damn, this woman is a character. She changed more than chameleon does, that's a fact.

She is also extremely beautiful, the kind of women he would let rule his kingdom. He has always loved them feisty, fiery, beautiful, unyielding and not to forget, daring just like the wee woman standing in front of him. This woman could no doubt whisk away any man's heart with just a smile, but he won't believe if his brother says he is in love with her. He knows his brother for his perfection, everything he wants has to be perfect and from the looks of it, Suhayr is the exact opposite of what he search for.

Why is he married to her when he is not in love with her? He vowed to never marry if he is not in love. Granted, he's married the one he loved but it turned out to be a disaster which he has hands in so maybe he got married to someone he doesn't love for a change? Still, it doesn't add up what he knows about his brother, will definitely find out what is it though, he don't like being in the dark for long. This is the time to get to mingle in his brother's life.

"I know, I remember you now. Shall I walk you back to your chamber or are you going somewhere?" He decided to change the topic and be nice for a change, it doesn't hurt being polite once in a while.

He is known for being the black sheep between all the three brothers, he doesn't mind what they think of him. He partied his nights away, spends all his days roaming around the state making sure every nook and cranny knows about his presence while his mornings are at the gym for his body. He just finished studying architecture, has bachelor degree and bag his two years masters and is a part-time model for the time being so he needs that in his priorities.

"Sure, but I don't trust you being nice all of a sudden." Surprisingly, her words made him laugh something he hasn't done in a very long time, since he came back to Nigeria a month ago.

"Don't trust me, I am very dangerous." He shrugged while guiding her to his brother's chamber where he hasn't entered for more than a month. Since when he came back to Nigeria too.

"Oh, you don't know just how dangerous I am too." She rolled her eyes, deeply enjoying getting another nice brother by her side which means they only have one bitch of a sister whom she pray not to see anytime soon.

"I can see that since you have my brother in a tight leash. I would like to know the story behind such love story." He is pushing his luck, she might tell him about it all before they arrive at the chamber if he is that lucky.

"I can't keep repeating the same story. If you want to hear, then come my our chamber around six in the evening when I'm going to tell your older brother, Adam." She invited, she would like to see Sa'eed's face after finding out she has all his brothers by her side in such little amount of time. They guy would want to kill her.

"Sure, why not." He grinned, he doesn't want to go to that chamber ever again but he also needs to move on and let bygones be bygones. He can't always live in the past when everyone has moved on.

"Well, I'll be waiting for you. Bye bye for now." She smiled cheekily upon arriving at their chamber, she can't help the giddy feeling inside of her.

"See you then." And he left her with a small smile, so handsome. Suhayr swooned mentally, three handsome men in the same room is definitely going to turn her on. Not to forget, their muscles tripping behind the shirts.

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Suhayr changed from that outfit, she is done with her revenge and really happy about the outcome. The woman wouldn't dare declare that war but she also knew someone who hasn't given up which was her mother in-law's exact reaction the moment she stared into her eyes. The woman will try all her possible best to make her succumb into those etiquettes and protocols or worst, throw her out of the castle just for it. If she will have it her way, Suhayr would be dead by then.

She knows an unyielding person when she sees one and from where her view came from, she is definitely going to strike her very soon but Suhayr is no better, she will strike right back. The woman doesn't have an ounce of good bone in her body, Suhayr is not expecting her to go easy on her. She might even want to kill her and get over with, she is ever ready for that though, this isn't the first time she got so many threats like that. She didn't learn self defense for fashion!

She been in so many life risking situations but this time around is different because she is in a castle, she will turn everything against the woman when that happens. Oh, it is going to be fun challenging the soon to be Queen, how exciting.

"Your guests are here, your Highness." One of the maids called out from the intercom in the room, she smiled widely and stared at herself in the mirror one more time.

She is wearing a peacock coloured bubble skirt that reached her ankle, an arctic coloured shirt featuring a convertible collar with French short sleeves. Her hair is tied in a fishtail braid then she wrapped a peacock coloured soft textured veil she has started obsessing over in a Lebanese style. She beamed, everything is natural but she manage to look a little bit different. Is she gaining weight or just happy not worrying about what to eat and how to pay her employees the next day?

It has to be one of those two.

"Welcome, welcome. And I thought the last one won't come, I don't even know his name." Suhayr shook her head as she landed on the last stair step letting her hand fall from the wooden banister to her side.

"Shaheed." The last brother she met introduced, she could give it to their mother to know how to name them all or is it their father? She can't picture that old hag being all affectionate, not in this lifetime at least.

"Right.." She trailed off, meandering to sit right in front of them on the still stainless sofa, so clean. The maids definitely clean them everyday, they are no Kardashian.

"I am hungry but I really can't wait any longer to listen to this or so love story that you are about to tell us. I see you've added another guest to the list." Adam inclined his head to Shaheed who only shrugged and waited quietly for her to talk too.

Adam is not wearing his uniform now, he looks so less formal and less intimidating. Just plain denim jeans that hugged his equally powerful legs, an unadorned arctic shirt that matches hers, he also has those muscles, yum! Suhayr could tap both the brothers but not the one she is married to, the man suffocates her by the mere mention of his name. She didn't find him at home when she came back, maybe the drug wore off.

"And you can't forget about our deal." She bargained, placing her palms on the center table in front of her letting the chandelier glisten across her marquise ring, she found it inside those boxes and couldn't stop herself from wearing it.

"Don't worry, I have you all covered up." Adam reassured while Shaheed on the other hand only move closer so he could hear what the deal is about.

"What is the deal all about?" He asked when none of them made the move to explain things further, he can't wait.

"That he will land your brother to jail for humiliating me the day before in a market. You can't tell anyone about this, it should be confidential." Suhayr whispered, not that she is afraid of anyone finding out about her plan, she'd still carry it out.

"Whoa! He must have done some unforgivable shit, I'm behind you." He grinned earning himself a pat in the back from his elder brother, immediate elder brother, Adam.

"Good, then our story goes like this..." And she narrated everything that has transpired right from the time when they awoke her at that ungodly hour till then in Chad until that morning when she gave him zolpidem.

"What the actual fuck?!" Adam has his jaw dropped to the floor because there is no way this woman is not possessed, she challenged Sa'eed and made him go through hell!

"What the actual fuck, indeed." Shaheed nodded his head in amazement, his respect for this woman just rose notches higher than moments ago. There is no woman that could pull off what she just did, none!

"You should not be surprised, this is at the bottom of what Suhayr would do for what she wants." Tasneem interfered serving them all an unalcoholic wine in hurricane glasses.

"And who might this other beauty be?" Shaheed flirted, they are too beautiful to exist which makes him wonder how his brother is resisting his sister in-law, he can't do that shit. Had he being the one in his place, he would've wooed her since.

"That's my best friend, Tasneem and Tasneem, this is Shaheed, Adam's immediate younger brother." Suhayr introduced already gulping down the grape champagne in one go, she was thirsty after cursing Sa'eed's ancestors.

"Tasneem, what a nice name." Shaheed continue to flirt earning himself a hit at the back of the head from his brother.

"Thank you." And Tasneem disappeared, blush creeping it's way to her cheeks and neck, both brothers are extremely handsome.

How is Suhayr managing with them when she can't even stay for a minute? Suhayr is stronger than she even gave her the credit for.