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“Will be staying the way it is,” Harry said triue has been proven to be alive and well He will retain control of Hargrove Brothers and Company”

Neal hung up and sank to his knees He found hi for the second time in a few short months, but this time, his tears felt wonderful They felt like a second chance Elena lowered herself to the ground in front of him

“He’s alive?” she said softly

Neal nodded “My brother is alive”

Elena gave him a brilliant smile “I can’t wait to meet him”

Epilogue

Elena cleared the plates as George and Neal discussed what they liked to call George’s ‘Moroccan adventure’ Now that so and the recovery, both brothers illing to talk for long stretches of time about their last few months

George had been amazed by Neal’s plan to retain control of the company and he had been exceptionally i with it

Elena liked listening to them They had such an easy flow of conversation She watched

the she could mimic that easy conversation with her own sister, at least one day She had taken active steps towards re-building that relationship, but she was happy to find that she did not feel out of place or unwanted when Neal and George got together She fit perfectly

She had never really experienced that feeling before She had always been the outsider This new sense of inclusion was enough to iddy at tinancy Elena’s stomach had ballooned suddenly in the lastabout her doctor’s appoint

“Penny for your thoughts?” George asked, interrupting her s

She s”

Neal looked up with a start “You didn’t have an appointment scheduled for today”

“I know,” Elena replied “I was feeling a little strange… so I paid Dr Lanter a visit”