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‘Of course it is I have no wish for Angelina to think there is discord between us on her birthday’ Even to him the words sounded stilted Rehearsed

She turned to glare at him ‘Discord?’ The word echoed loudly around them Too loudly

‘Everyone will know if you are not able to lower your voice’

‘I don’t da to that she flounced off and although he wanted to go after her, he didn’t It would create

He swigged back his chalass and went in search of a proper drink At the bar he ordered a whisky and sent it chasing after the chaainst the bar, and surveyed the roouests

‘I see i its usual havoc’ Raul’s voice jolted hiure in his black tuxedo

There was a smile on his face, but he looked different Much less tense and not so on edge More relaxed Marriage obviously suited hirier Why could his younger brother make a success of it and he couldn’t?

‘I think it’s more to do with the stress of the season,’ Max offered by way of an explanation ‘We’ve hardly been in one place for long’

‘So hoas Christe?’ Huruntled mood What the hell did Raul have to be so happy about? As soon as the thought made its presence felt, he pushed it back He didn’t wish unhappiness on anyone, least of all his brother, who’d also suffered in his childhood due to their so-called father ‘Was it as romantic as you wanted it to be?’

It was on the tip of Max’s tongue to tell hi stopped him Maybe it was some kind of brothers’ code he wasn’t yet aware of, but he didn’t want to elaborate on the truth

‘It all went very well at first’

‘But?’ Raul asked, a grave look sliding over his face