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His twin, Alexandro, blamed himself for the murder and had assurown quiet and reserved, spending all of his ti life to its fullest He never thought any of theain

Then last year, his brother had led the paparazzi on a wild chase to the United States to divert attention fro plan had workedsort of While in the States, Alex had fallen in love andall of this, they’d started to act like a fa up on each other’s lives And he couldn’t lose that Not again

But now being here with Zoe, he realized he’dthey could work side by side His gaze strayed to her She was answering some more questions about her profession for the reporter

His gaze ski on closer inspection that her clothes hung a bit loose Had she lost weight in the time they were apart? She had been slender when he knew her The fact that she’d lost weight orrying He hoped she wasn’t sick He studied her face She didn’t look ill

As he continued to stare at her, he felt the draw of attraction as strong now as it had been back when they were together Was it possible she was even ed his heart to her? His gaze slipped to her full lips—

Realizing the direction of his straying thoughts, he jerked the he still found her, he refused to fall for her charain His foolish behavior had already cost him so much

“We’re alether “I just need a couple more candid shots for the website Could you both e of the steps?”

While they nated positions on the top step, he chanced another glance Zoe’s way Her lips lifted at the corners However, her smile didn’t quite reach her brown eyes He wasn’t about to co

“Can you shake hands?”

With anyone else, the request would have been simple, but Zoe was not just anyone She was htened So then as hedeal out of this?

He extended his hand to her

There was a azeWhen her hand slipped into his, there was a jolt—no, it wasbolt—of awareness that coursed between them

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