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lips when Jason walked into the
room. Ana patted the cushion beside her on the love seat. “Hang out with me for
a while.” Fraternal twins, and older by fifteen minutes, Jason was her masculine
counterpart. He was undeniably a Cole: tall, broad-shouldered, olive complexion,
black curly hair, delicate features and dimples.
    Extending his hand, Jason pulled her to stand. “Come with
me.”
    Walking on bare feet, Ana had to practically run to keep up
with his longer stride. “Where are we going?”
    Jason flashed a wolfish grin. “To my place.”
    He was the only one of his parents’ four children who still
lived at home. He had his own apartment in the expansive house and had access to
an in-home recording studio. Although he was provided ultimate privacy, Jason
refused to sleep with a woman under his parents’ roof. If his dates didn’t have
their own place, then he entertained them at hotels.
    Jason had surprised everyone once he’d announced that he’d
bought property in Oregon near the Cascades where he’d built a sprawling house
he dubbed Serenity West. It was where he spent months writing and recording
music, and he made it a point to spend at least half the year there.
    Ana followed Jason into the living/dining area and sat with him
on a sofa covered with Haitian cotton. The seating arrangement faced a wall of
pocket doors that overlooked the patio and inground pool.
    Shifting, he turned to face his sister. “They’re making plans
to send you away.”
    Ana’s eyes widened until he could see the dark centers of the
golden orbs. “Send me where?”
    “Diego said he has a friend who is a U.S. Marshal. It appears
the man has a house down in the Keys, and that he’s taken an extended vacation
leave, so Diego asked him to look after you.”
    “Look after me!” Ana’s voice had gone up several octaves. “What
the hell do they think I am? I’m not a three-year-old that has to be looked
after.”
    Reaching out, Jason caught her shoulders and pressed his
forehead to his twin’s. “Calm down, Ana.”
    “Calm down! Would you be calm if someone decided to send you
away against your will?”
    His eyes, so much like Ana’s, bore into hers. “I would if my
life depended upon it.”
    There was something in her brother’s voice and expression that
made her pause. “What is it, Jay?” she asked, using her pet name for him.
    Jason closed his eyes, a fringe of long, thick black lashes
touching high cheekbones. “That bullet was meant for you.”
    She went still, nothing moving as Ana held her breath. “How do
you know that?” she whispered once she exhaled.
    He patted his chest over his heart. “I feel it here.”
    People had always asked them as twins if one felt when the
other was in danger, and the answer was yes. And even before he’d gotten the
phone call that Tyler was with Ana when he’d been shot, Jason had known
something was wrong. He’d been in the studio editing a song when he’d suddenly
felt as if someone or something had squeezed his heart, making breathing
difficult. He’d called Ana’s cell phone at the same time she was calling him,
and he was at the hospital minutes before Tyler was wheeled into the E.R.
    Ana’s eyes filled with tears as she slumped against Jason, who
was rubbing her back in a comforting gesture. She could admit unequivocally that
she trusted her twin more than anyone. They shared a special bond that gave them
the ability to complete one another’s sentences and know when the other felt joy
or sadness.
    “You’re saying I should go?”
    “I’m saying you shouldn’t fight Mom and Dad on this.”
    She eased back. “What about you, Jay? You’re also Serenity
Records.”
    He shook his head. “Not like you, Ana. You’re front and center,
while I work behind the scene. You negotiate the contracts and handle all the
legal entanglements. I know that bullet was meant for you.”
    “I go away for a couple of weeks, then what? What if the police
don’t catch the