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Now they were the family they’d always been meant to be. Although Kane was happy for them, he couldn’t help but feel that an era was ending. His sister wouldn’t need him to protect her anymore. Gio would no longer spend holidays with the Sanders. They each had their own families now and this island to gather on.
    Kane imagined himself with a wife and kids and shuddered.
    Not yet.
    There isn’t a woman on the planet I’d give up my freedom for. Although, I may have found one I’d break my rule of five for. A woman like Luisella would be worth the mess that dating longer inevitably brings.
    He searched the dining area for her and was disappointed when he didn’t see her. Alessandro Andrade was welcoming everyone, but Kane was already plotting his escape. He had planned his speech, but shortened it as he became more and more impatient. He scanned the room again and met the eyes of several beautiful women. Some looked away and blushed. Some met his gaze boldly. All of them left him cold.
    At Gio’s urging, Kane accepted a microphone and delivered the speech Rena had helped him write. She hadn’t trusted him to sound sentimental enough, and her instincts were spot on as usual. He briefly described Gio before he’d met Julia as a gruff workaholic. He smiled at Julia when he described how she’d come into his friend’s life and turned it upside down. Sometimes even a successful man can benefit from a smack in the head. He toasted the couple and their future together.
    When he finished, Gio stood and gave Kane a brotherly hug. His new wife, Julia, hugged him tearfully. As soon as the microphone was handed off to a man Nick knew, Kane made his way to the side of the tent and slipped outside.
    The sun was setting on the horizon and the area that had been full of chairs was already cleared. When Kane saw what looked like a small carnival being set up, he shook his head in amusement. The Andrades were an eccentric family. They had more dignitaries, royals, and CEOs of companies attending than many political summits, but they filled the lawn with entertainment for their children. He could see what his sister loved about them and had no trouble imagining her chasing her own children around these island mega mansions.
    Still. Bounce houses, cupcakes, balloons? He shuddered at the scene he knew would unfold there as soon as the mass of children, who were sitting beside their parents beneath the tent, were released into the wild. Kane walked closer to the bluffs, looked out over the ocean and savored what was likely the last quiet to be found. It was then he caught a slight movement on the steps leading down to the water and instantly straightened.
    It had to be. He called out softly, “Luisella.”
    The woman didn’t turn at first. She stayed where she was, midway down, staring out over the crashing waves. Her hair that had been tied back in a sophisticated knot flew wildly in the air behind her. As if she suddenly became aware of someone watching her, she turned and looked up at him.
    Oh, yes.
    The night air sizzled with what could only be described as their animalistic attraction to each other. He wanted her, and he would have her.
    Hopefully that night, repeatedly, and then again in the morning. He started down the steps, forcing himself to take them one at a time. He didn’t want to rush through one moment of what he knew would be an unforgettable night.
    As he neared her, he noticed the emotional shine to her eyes and his gut twisted as his protective nature kicked in. He stood beside her on the landing. “So this is where you’ve been hiding.”
    She looked at him angrily. “Please go away.”
    Kane’s head snapped back. Women didn’t speak to him that way. Well, only his sister and only when she was upset. “Did something happen? Are you all right?”
    “Shouldn’t you be with your wife?”
    Was that it? Did she think he was married and prowling? “I’m not married.”
    She turned her attention back to the