Jamal wondered if Roksolana was in love with the man and If that was the reason she had refused to be his woman. He also wondered if Roksolana's father would have approved of him if he had gone to the man for Roksolana's hand in marriage. Not that he was planning to do such a thing anyway. What had Roksolana loved in the arrogant man for her to miss him this much? Why couldn't she just forget about the man and be with him voluntarily?

"Sultan."

Jamal was jolted back to the ...