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Chapter 1

“There’s trouble at the Belmont Ranch Resort,” Chase Belmont told his brother, Cole The two brothers stood at the side in one of the ot to be there”

“Now?” Cole clarified, over the sound of o?” The cohter and music almost drowned the on a garden chair surrounded by his friends as if he didn’t have a care in the world Jonah had a lovely young nurse by his side

Chase felt ill thinking how this neould affect his father’s fragile health if he ever found out Jonah Belreat pride in each of his hotels, even when he ide Every facility received the same star treatment Currently, a rival over the land of their newest locations wanted to see them eat dirt

“No,” Chase said sternly “No one else can go I need to take care of business out there or we’ll be in trouble So’s up I can feel it”

“But what about Dad, Chase? Don’t tell e the bullet You knohat Dad said about his bucket list challenge and how serious this is for hi wish to see us spend his last days with him and for him to see each of us in a stable relationship with the love of our life”

“I know, I know,” Chase said, clenching his jaw absent- and not with his dying father Talk about bad ti

Chase knew this day was co His father didn’t have much time to live and wanted the boys to all at least settle doith nice ladies to avoid the Belmont family curse

The garden at the Beluests It was the Bel as the weather was good in the scenic waterfront community owned by the Belmont faiven six months to a year to live after his pancreatic cancer resurfaced

The live band played various fifties ballads, some of his dad’s favorite tunes that transported him back to happier times It wasn’t easy on any of them

Just then, his half-brother, Brandon, and his new bride, Faith, approached Faith used to be a part-tianizer ned her own small business she ran out of her tiny apartht of how cool it was that they finally got together, despite Brandon’s reservation about getting “tied down” Brandon was a security specialist and private detective and much like his other half-brother, Dane, he’d only just coical father

“Everything okay?” Brandon asked in his deep voice He ell over six-five, the tallest of the brothers “You look worried there,” Brandon added Brandon was ever the cautious eye, surreptitiously watching everyone from across the lawn, as was his force of habit

“Not really,” Chase said “Faith, nice to see you as always”

“Likewise, Chase Hi, Cole,” Faith said, a drink in her hand, swaying to the sound ofmicro braids; her beautiful tanned co she sat for her hair to be done He admired his new sister-in-law

“Listen, I think Olivia could use a hand,” Faith said, handing her drink to her husband She then pecked hi the cake table set up They had plenty of staff to do work, but Aunt Maya had specially baked a cake for her brother’s special day and wanted to handle it herself

After Faith scurried off, Brandon returned his attention to Chase “So what’s going on?” he asked

“We’re in trouble at the ranch out in BC,” Chase reiterated to Brandon

Brandon’s face went stony and hard “What do you mean ‘trouble’?” he asked cautiously