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The sob that rose from her soul shattered her heart on its way up She saw Brianna pale and reach for her hand but Perla shook her away ‘If I’d understood that hat she was saying, I could’ve saved her the trouble I already know Ari doesn’t love me He never will’

‘You need to get over here, fast’

Fear spiked through Ari at Sakis’s tone ‘What’s wrong? Is Perla okay?’

‘Yes, she’s fine physically but so happened when she went out with Brianna Look, just get yourself over here, pronto, ne?’

Ari ended the call and glanced at the chaos all around hi, to set up the place for what most couples would deem the most important day of their lives

But, deep down inside, he knew the one The ht he was too rief to ever function properly

Even when he’d looked up from his drink at Macdonald Hall and his world had shifted he’d refused to acknowledge the importance of it

She’s fine physically

His breath shuddered out of hirabbed his jacket and ran for the door of his villa Every day since he’d met Perla Lowell had been important but he’d been too damned afraid to admit it to himself

Well, it was ti and dare to be as brave as Perla had been It was ti in his life emotionally

He reached his yacht in record time Sweat poured off his te Brianna’s anxious look or Sakis ushering her away as he headed down the galley towards his suite

He turned the doorknob and found it unyielding He bit back a curse and sed down the fear cli into his throat

‘Perla, open the door’

‘No’ Even through the closed door he heard the pain in her voice and his chest tightened

‘Glikiaanywhere until you do’

‘Go back to the island where you belong There’s nothing for you here’

‘You’re wrong Everything I want is right here This is where I belong’

The silence that greeted hiainst the door and fought the urge to smash it in ‘Open the door, Perla Please’