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‘I never thought I’d see us at a wedding for one of our own,’ Zayedhis mouth with the back of his hand ‘I still can’t believe Rocco’s got ht he’d fall in love?’ Stefan said with the saht the barman’s attention for another round

Call hi it would be before the love they felt for each other turned into soe did—turned two people full of hope and love into bitter caricatures of themselves

Much safer for everyone’s sake to avoid ele theon with the ures that e was not for him

Zayed swivelled on his stool to cast his eyes over the ballroorinned ‘I noticed that lingerie ht she was an actress?’

‘No, that was the other one’

‘I tell you who knocks spots off all these women,’ Zayed said ‘Alessandra’

Christian snapped his head round to stare at him ‘Don’t even think about it’

Zayed raised his hands ‘I’ an observation’

‘Well, don’t’

‘Man, you knoouldn’t go there I’d never do that to Rocco— Where are you going?’ he added when Christian got up froet so at hied Get another round in—I’ll be back in a fewoutside, Christian went to the restroom and splashed cold water on his face

He’d been a paper thickness away frorip on hiuilt and his problem No one else’s

Back in the ballrooht Alessandra out As he found her, she turned her head in his direction, as if some sixth sense told her he was there Quickly she turned away

He thought he was doing a good job of hiding his guilt-ridden inner tur one of his oldest and closest friends for an innocuous remark, he joined in with the celebration they were there for, drinking, laughing and horsing about, being the same old Christian he alhen with theaze upon him Their eyes wouldaway She certainly see with anyone who cared to ask, at one point stealing Olivia froht

Only when the bride and grooether, left to head off to their secret honeymoon destination did Christian deters with Zayed and Stefan, who called hi to bed so early, he strode out of the ballroolance at Alessandra For once, she wasn’t looking at hi quarters when he heard his name called

Stefan approached hi with fire, my friend,’ he said into his ear

‘I don’t knohat you’re talking about’

‘Sure you do’ He pulled back a little and brought his hands up to Christian’s face, slapping both his cheeks lightly ‘You have to end it Now’

Christian’s chest compressed He couldn’t lie to his friend ‘It was over before it started’

‘Good Keep it that way For all our sakes’

Alessandra took a deep breath and knocked on the door The party was still going strong, a DJ having replaced the band, h the walls There were revellers all over the villa but thankfully this as quiet and devoid of people