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air.”
    Rena studied Kane’s face, leaned in, and ordered softly. “Tell me you’re happy for me.”
    Kane glanced over her shoulder at Nick then down again at his sister’s concerned expression. “Of course I am.”
    Nick put an arm around Rena’s waist and tucked her to his side. “We’re family now.”
    Kane raised his eyes from Rena’s and met his brother-in-law’s eyes. “We always have been. I admit I didn’t think you were good enough for her, Nick, but I would have felt the same about any man, I suppose. You make her happier than I’ve ever seen her, and that’s all that matters to me. Take care of my little sister, Nick.”
    Nick chuckled and chided. “Or you’ll wring my neck?”
    “In a heartbeat.”
    “Good talk,” Nick joked.
    Rena rolled her eyes. “Kane, I’m perfectly capable of taking him out myself if I need to.”
    This time Kane laughed. “She is. You do not want to be on her bad side.”
    Nick nuzzled Rena’s neck. “My little princess?”
    Rena laughed and push his head away. “On their wedding day, my mother told my father he could leave her any time he wanted, as long as it was in a casket.”
    Nick threw back his head and laughed heartily. “It’s true what they say. It’s always the quiet ones. Your family looks nicer than mine, but I’ll have to remember to watch my back.”
    “Be good to her, and you won’t end up in the garden with her earlier boyfriends,” Kane said with a straight face.
    Rena burst out laughing when both of Nick’s eyebrows rose dramatically. “He’s kidding, Nick.”
    Kane held Nick’s eyes, sending what he hoped was a clear message. There were no bodies in his family’s garden—yet.
    Nick nodded once subtly. Good, he understood. To lighten the mood, Kane brought two fingers to his eyes then motioned with them toward Nick and mouthed, “I’m watching you.”
    Rena laughed again, and Nick joined her.
    Kane took a moment to scan the room again before asking, “Do either of you know a Luisella Romero?”
    “I don’t,” Rena replied. “Why?”
    Nick’s smile widened. “I don’t either, but it’s interesting you’re asking about her.”
    Kane made a growl deep in his throat before answering. “She looked upset earlier, and I want to make sure she’s okay.”
    Instantly concerned, Rena looked around. “Oh, that’s a shame. What does she look like? How old is she?”
    “She’s petite, long brown hair, beautiful dark eyes and she’s—” Kane cleared his throat, “in her early twenties.”
    “Good for you.” Nick whistled, then made a comical face and raised his hands in mock surrender when Kane frowned at him. “I don’t judge.”
    “There is nothing to judge. As I said, she looked upset.”
    Nick looked down at Rena with a boyish smile. “He must have seen all that in her beautiful dark eyes.”
    Rena swatted at Nick. “Stop.” She studied Kane’s face again. “Luisella, huh? I’ll ask around about her, but really? Early twenties?”
    Kane made another sound of disgust. “I’m not interested in her.”
    Nick chuckled. Rena noticed Kane’s temper rising and linked her arm with her husband’s. “We didn’t say hi to the Waltons yet. Let’s head over there. I’ll talk to you later, Kane.”
    “I hope you find her. I mean . . . I hope she’s okay.” Nick winked at Kane then turned to saunter off with Rena.
    Kane circulated through the dining tent. He tried to forget about Luisella, but he couldn’t. He found himself asking about her again and again, but no one knew her. No one had even heard of her.
    Someone must have. She had to have come with someone, but with a wedding of that size, it wasn’t as if Kane could ask every guest.
    That would be crazy.
    Especially for a man who had no intention of seeing her again.

Chapter Four
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    T hree years later, Gigi sat on a bench in West Princes Street Garden in Edinburgh, Scotland, and unwrapped her meat pie, closing her eyes for a moment to enjoy the warmth