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Lisa watched stoically as they exchanged their vows, their rings and then kissed one another They didn’t take their eyes from each other as they stayed locked in their world of love

Max had done all that with her The vows, the rings exchanged, the look and then the kiss, but none of it had been for real, none of it had been love She cla the pregnancy horht now No, she would not cry She would never let Max kno much he’d hurt her—or that she cared

She kept up that pretence as the guests asse to look at how happy and radiant the bride looked It was hard to believe she was the sa the restaurant in London so hurriedly just a few days ago Did that mean there was hope for her and Max? That they could put aside their differences and fall in love again?

Again? Who was she kidding? Max had never loved her That was the one difference Raul had obviously loved Lydia despite the fallout that must have happened, probably all due to the stress of discovering andhis brother

Beside her, she felt Max inhale deeply as an older wo at theuessed this must be Raul’s mother, the woman his father had left Max and his o As she tried to process this, the wo froood

She risked a glance at Max to see his jaas set in that stubborn way she knew only too well and she wished she understood what the woman had said, and if it was even Raul’s mother

Then the older wolish ‘I ae, is it not, that both the Valdez sons have taken an English bride?’

Her voice ar a coap between the to face the son of your husband’s er, feel hination She didn’t need to look at him to know that

‘I am not a Valdez’ Max’s response was harsh and razor sharp

Raul’s lish, obviously wanting Lisa to understand ‘You may not like to admit it, but you are More than you will ever know’

‘I think not’ The growled response was fierce, full of denial