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Now, looking back, Aidan wondered if not only had his father not forgiven Ellery, but if he’d never forgiven hiht under his nose Had he stopped living, stopped functioning as a man, because of that one simple flaw? And what did it say about Aidan, himself, when he had taken up the mantle of his father’s resentment?

And as he suddenly questioning himself now?

Cara Chatsfield, that’s why, he realised darkly Talking to her was just as dangerous as looking at her

The beat of the sun high in the sky made its presence known as soon as he and Ben exited thearound the exotic plantsa mockery of their suits and black leather shoes They should be wearing shorts and flip-flops Casual wear, like the surfer who just passed them on his way to the beach

The world-class wave that broke on the island hat had first drawn Aidan to the area Ten years ago it had held nothing but a poor, dilapidated village Aidan had taken one look at that wave, seen the potential and known he’d have done anything to put a resort on it And it had paid off The island was one of the o

Spying the beach the surfers used to paddle out froht the sweet sound of fe but a gold bikini standing beside a surfer axing his board Her hands were on her hips and her body—thateaten up sothe sand next if he wasn’t careful

Finally appeased to find an outlet for his agitation Aidan told Ben he’d catch up with hi couple

As he drew closer he recognised thesensation and a top-notch womaniser

Wondering why his gaze was riveted to Cara’s lanced down and saw one of the sexiest tattoos he had ever seen Circling Cara’s belly button was a ring of—were they flowers? No, they were hearts Tiny red hearts al one another

He sed and felt a rush of heat tighten hishis tongue around that sexy little tattoo of hers

Containing his telanced at him warily

The surfer nodded at him when Cara esture Instead he stepped closer to Cara in a purely possessive ned to let the other man know she was off-limits

The e and with the trace of a smile loped off towards the water

‘What have you been doing all ?’

She looked at hiht up on emails Finally texted Christos and my sister’

‘What did you tell them?’

‘I took your advice and said nothing I told the later’