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“This is why I need the both of you to get married and settle down in Al Huddah.” She gracefully sat down on one of the sofas and tucked one ankle behind the other. Bassem sat down next to her, and Basil sat down opposite her.
“Even if we were in Al Huddah, someone could still have made an attempt on our lives,” said Bassem. His mother shook her head.
“A lot of people are scared of your father. Only a fool would attempt such a fruitless venture in his country,” she said. “They probably thought that your father has lesser eyes here and that you would be caught off guard,” she added. Bassem sighed heavily.
“We were caught off guard. We had lesser security,” he replied.
“From here on, make sure that you are fully protected at all times. I wouldn’t be able to live if something happens to either one of you.”
“Sometimes having too much security brings more attention,” said Basil.
“I don’t care. I just want you safe and alive,” said the queen.
“How did the king react to the news?” said Bassem.
“He isn’t pleased.” The queen sighed. “He summoned Badir to the palace.”
“Oh lord.” Basil shook his head.
“He isn’t to blame for this,” said Bassem.
“Maybe not, but he is in charge of your security. Your father wants answers,” said the queen. Bassem crossed his eyebrows.
“But why Badir didn’t say anything?” Bassem wondered.
“He probably hasn’t heard yet. The person sent to him left around the same time as I did.”
Bassem groaned in response. Knowing his father, Badir was going to be held responsible for Basil getting abducted. The king wouldn’t be pleased about him not knowing who was behind it either. Bassem knew that he had to go to Al Huddah before his father summoned him and to speak up for Badir. He was too valuable to him. He couldn’t leave him to get punished by the king.
One of the maids walked into the room with some tea for the queen. She took the cup and took a sip. “Just what I needed,” she said before she took another sip. She put her cup down and then looked at Basil.
“Have you been staying out of trouble?” the queen asked her younger son.
Basil flashed a mischievous grin.
“Of course,” he replied.
“You need a wife.” She didn’t look convinced.
“Bassem has to get married first since he is older and the crown prince.”
Bassem frowned at Basil. The last thing he wanted to talk about was marriage. Basil grinned at Bassem and wiggled his eyebrows. The queen turned her attention to Bassem.
“You definitely need to get married within the next few months. People are starting to talk. They’re wondering why there isn’t a crown princess,” she said to him.
“Then let them wonder,” Bassem spat out. He didn’t care what people thought of him. The queen raised her eyebrows.
“I have a few women in mind. I’d like for you to meet them.”
“Maybe he already has another woman in mind,” Basil interjected. Bassem narrowed his gaze at his brother. He knew that Basil was referring to Blake.
“What?” The queen whipped her head in Bassem’s direction. “Do you have a lover?” she asked.
“No,” Bassem replied, although the idea of making Blake his lover wasn’t so bad. She was a very attractive woman. She was smart and beautiful.
“It’s okay if you have one. However, if she is a Western woman you know that she can only be a lover. You must marry an Arabic woman.”
Basil looked at Bassem with a questioning glare. It was as if he was asking Bassem what he was going to do. Bassem shrugged his shoulders and looked at his mother.
