"Deuttrex ...," ia memanggil, dengan sedikit mengerang dan sisa-sisa tenaganya menangkup sebelah pipiku. Menghembus, tersenyum, namun menampakkan letih, sementara tangannya mendingin, lalu ... terkulai. Ia tidak bergerak lagi.
Untuk perempuan malang yang hingga hari kematiannya masih menaruh harapan pada laki-laki itu, Deuttrex. Bukan aku, bukan yang lain kecuali tunangan yang ia cintai, Deuttrex.
Aku bersumpah untuk menghentikan[nya].
Aku sudah muak menyaksikan Lady Marlyne meninggal ... ... berkali-kali.
Penyiksaan macam apa ini?
Apa belum cukup [mereka] membunuhku lalu membuatku hidup lagi untuk melihatnya mati di depan mataku?
Aku bahkan tidak bisa menangis lagi.
Aku bersumpah, ini, adalah yang terakhir.
Siklus mimpi buruk ini harus berhenti.
Noor, a dancer in the Royal Court of the Al-Yauzhan Empire wants nothing more than to pay off her debts and lead a nice, simple life-but a chance encounter with the crown prince and his brother brings her into the dangerous world of court politics. As Noor and the princes investigate their uncle and cousin's possible treason, she grows closer to the crown prince, but in order to save the kingdom and the person she loves, Noor will have to risk everything...
A romantic adventure set in an imagined Arabic kingdom, THE DANCING GIRL is a story of court intrigues, romantic entanglements, and secret meetings as Noor and her best friend Amir try to help the princes they're falling for expose corrupt court officials with plans to seize the throne. Noor and Amir are close to having everything they've ever dreamed of...now all they need to do is survive.