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It was Elona.Her strange eyes and her rude mouth and that look of utter disdain she had on her face when he was in view.

That incredible ass.Those gorgeous tits.

Shit.

“No,” he said aloud, desperate to shake the vision of her curvy bottom as she bent over in the kitchen.

What the hell is wrong with me?

She’s going to be my sister-in-law!

Why did that make him feel so uneasy?Why was he suddenly having doubts about Dafina being the acceptable choice?

What if I’m marrying the wrong sister?

Chapter Eight

Four Weeks Later

Dallas, Texas

SKENDER

How many megawatts can I put here?

Is this a school thing?Because I’m not doing your homework for your degree.

It’s business.

Business?

I've got an opportunity to buy this piece of land.

With what money?

I’ll explain when you’re here.

Sken!

Please.Just look at the specs!

Fine.After my brunch.

“Everythingokay?”Cheyenneaskedas she reached for her Bloody Mary.We were at our usual boozy brunch spot, enjoying our longstanding Sunday date.She’d come straight from the mega church her family attended and looked every bit the part in her teal and navy Lilly Pulitzer dress.“You’ve been looking at your phone a lot.”

I winced.“Sorry.Family stuff.”

Flipping her blonde hair, she made a disgruntled sound and gulped her cocktail.She licked her lips and shook her head.“Don’t even get me started on family crap.”

I didn’t have to ask.For more almost two years, she’d been living in her father’s palatial estate acting as an unpaid nanny and governess and household manager for her stepmother.It was supposed to be only a short-term thing after her stepmom had to be hospitalized with postpartum depression.Two years later, and she was still there, giving up her career and her social life to keep her father’s disorderly household running.

“You still haven’t found a new nanny for the kids?”

“You’ve met my siblings.Anything less than Mary Freakin’ Poppins or a reincarnation of Maria Von Trapp isn’t going to work.”Then, scoffing, she added, “A whole team of nannies isn’t going to solve the problem.”

“Which is?”

“Addie’s pregnant again!”Cheyenne gritted her teeth and curled the cloth napkin so tightly in her fist I was sure it was going to leave friction burns on her skin.“Again, Elona!”