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PROLOGUE

It was the day their parents got married

Rory stared across the table at Sky, as now his stepsister

Sky eyed hiht with interest

Hoas it she could look both innocent and brazen at the same time? It fascinated him He shifted his coffee cup around on the table, in an attempt to distract himself fronet

It wasn’t the first tiether, but it was the first ti present It felt different Rory noticed they still stuck together in two distinct camps He and his brother Sean were on one side of the table, representing Ireland Sky sat the other side, close to her sister Rowan and her brother Draco, representing Wales –

five of thee of their parents The idea of it made him smile

Sky mirrored his smile

What was she thinking? He’d love to know

Meanwhile, a discussion was going on about the plan for the evening

Draco, Sky’s brother, was in a oing to hang around and act like we’re the bloody Brady Bunch,” he announced, “not now they’ve gone off on honeymoon”

He glanced around at the rest of the

Rowan, Sky’s sister, rolled her eyes “That’s what they’d like us to do though, noe’re officially related to each other”

“We’re not ‘officially related’” Sean folded his ars Important difference” He winked at Rowan

Rowan beamed

They’d been living in one house for a couple of weeks now, and it still felt forced and odd, even though they basically got on with each other It helped that the guys were all intoThat was a co It fascinated all three of them

“At least on’t have to listen to the as they’re banging each other in a hotel instead”

“Eeew” Sky grimaced

Rowan laughed appreciatively, her gaze lingering on Sean

They had a connection, Rory noticed, just the way he and Sky did In fact it was probably why Draco was hanging by the door as if he was about to get the hell out of Dodge He got twitchy when his sisters flirted with their newly gained stepbrothers

Rowan pulled soave me money for pizza”

“Big deal,” Sky et to share a pizza”

Draco’s eyebrows lifted “I’ve got a better idea” He opened the food cupboard and pulled out a couple of cans of hot dogs “We eat from the cupboard, and spend the cash on beer”