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Luc gave a puzzled shake of his head ‘Then as this mysterious person?’

She sighed ‘Grant’

Luc’s eyes widened again ‘Your friend Mellie is in love with your twin brother?’

‘So it would appear,’ Darci confirmed ‘Apparently she’s been secretly in love with Grant for years, but had given up all hope of hi In fact, she was involved with soo But she and Grant ain there, and the two of thean to have hope that perhaps Grant did more than like her after all’

‘Only to discover that he didn’t?’ Luc deduced

‘Not exactly,’ Darci continued ‘From the sound of it the two of them did become—quite close,’ she admitted ‘But then Grant went off on location for a couple of months, and didn’t so much as call her, and so—so—well—’

‘So Mellie decided to try and give hih you, that she was being hotly pursued by soested wearily

It sounded extremely contrived when actually put into words, Darci accepted

Soth yesterday evening, once she’d learned the truth

In fact, she had been absolutely furious with Mellie for the deception Not least because it ise to Luc…

‘Except you didn’t tell Grant, did you?’ Luc guessed knowingly, feeling sorry for the lovelorn Mellie even though, at the sa this totally unacceptable situation between Darci and himself

Making hiht have had without her preconceived prejudice towards him…

Darci shook her head sadly, her glorious hair glea ‘It never even occurred to ht you already knew! Under normal circumstances I would never betray any of my friends’ confidences’

No, of course she wouldn’t Her defence of Mellie Chandler for what she had perceived as Luc’s callous treatment of her friend showed Darci to be a true and faithful friend