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Prologue

Diego

I slipped nored the skinny, bottle blonde trying to getsuit

Her eyes scanned all six feet five inches of me—from the top of ular jaw covered by a trioatee, my broad shoulders andat h I kneas an attractive ht about my appearance Even when her inappropriate perusal of lie size because le twitch

It had been a very long time since a woman even remotely interested me But even if this one’s looks had appealed to me—which was er than me

I’d spentdown hadn’t even been the last thing on my mind Now that I was successful and about to turn thirty-nine, I wasn’t opposed to the idea, but it wasn’t exactly a priority either Much to o by to hint at her desire for grandchildren She was about as subtle as a sledgehammer

With six siblings—all of ere quite a bit younger than me—you’d think she would have uel, had barely turned twenty, so she had severalhied this by the fact she was continually setting my sisters up on dates to find them husbands and still found the time to call me and remind me of my “duty to carry on the family name” as the eldest son

My eyes scanned the resort as I made a mental pros and cons list One of the most profitable parts ofat was the flagship for a chain that had twenty other locations Typically, I wouldn’t be the one to investigate a potential purchase on-site, but it was located in the Domincan Republic Cap Cana was not far from where , and I’d bought them a condo in the tohere I’d spent my early childhood Then I’d purchased a condo up the street so that I had my own place to stay whenever I visited

I’d wrapped up a ood time for a break Technically, it was a work trip, but since I was enjoying the use of the facility in order to make a decision, I decided it could double as a vacation My assistant, Callu the opposite stance He’d been with o, which was the only reason the jackass could get aith shit like that And the fact that no one could do his job better

So far, ood investment I still had a couple of days left on my reservation, but with the decisionthe rest oftoward the path that led to the private section of the beach that belonged to a handful of bungalows

When I reached rabbed a cold beer from my kitchenette and padded barefoot out onto er and twisted off the cap ofthe sky and water

I had just taken a drink when ht infinitely round forgotten as I sed hard and shifted, suddenly uncomfortable in my seat

A woed from the waves, her body revealed little by little as she walked toward the shore It was alal shoulders, then aout of her silver bikini top My gaze narrowed, irritated that soht see as for my eyes only But my attention was diverted as the water sluiced off a flat sto and round with a baby