“Etta?” Nicholas's face floated in front of hers. “I'm okay,” she promised. “Just...” Hasan's face transformed, sharpening. “Who are you to be so familiar with my little niece? Remove your hands before I do.” “Familiar?” she repeated, just as Nicholas's grip tightened and he said, “Her husband.” EttaNicholas CarterHasan Book:Passenger Source: Passenger
“A merchant, then,” Nicholas clarified. Hasan nodded, his smile slightly crooked with the swelling on his face. “It is natural. Abbi brought me many books, taught me many languages. English, Turkish, French, Greek. So you see, I cannot travel in your way, but he has helped me to go far on my own feet.” Nicholas CarterHasan Book:Passenger Source: Passenger