Harlequin Presents--February 2021--Box Set 1 of 2 by Lynne Graham

Author:Lynne Graham
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWO

‘SHE SPECIFICALLY ASKED YOU…to make sure I didn’t follow her…?’

Frustration, bewilderment and something else tore through him, something ill-defined that pressed uncomfortably behind his ribcage.

He had done his utmost for his siblings. When their parents had died twelve years ago, Izzy had been just ten and he had been twenty-two, the same age she was now. Young and fresh out of university, ready to spread his wings. Fate had had other plans in store. His parents had been killed in their light aeroplane, which they had insisted on taking out despite poor weather conditions.

In a heartbeat, Max had found himself catapulted out of his youth and into instant, responsible adulthood. It had fallen to him to become caretaker to both his siblings and he had done so without complaint. He had done his utmost to make sure that their lives remained as steady as possible whilst he had put every thought he had ever vaguely had of taking time out on permanent hold.

Of course it had helped that his parents, both wealthy in their own right, had left behind a company in reasonably good health, thanks to delegation. Because his father, from memory, had never graced the inside of his office as he’d spent most of his time having fun.

Truthfully, Max had never surfaced from the weight of having to provide for his younger siblings.

And now his sister…didn’t want him finding her?

He had made sure to take care of her! He had guided her through her life choices and arranged this job for her here! How many girls fresh out of university were given the golden opportunity to use their business degree to set up a boutique hotel in Hawaii with only a few guidelines and minimal supervision, free to make their own mark and prove their worth?

‘That’s ridiculous,’ he asserted with a dismissive wave of his hand. ‘I could do with another drink. And something to eat.’ He beckoned someone across without taking his eyes off her.

The café was filling up. In her baggy tee shirt and sarong and flip-flops, she should have stood out, but in fact everyone else seemed to be wearing the same casual uniform. He tugged at the collar of his polo shirt, uncomfortably hot under the sultry overhead fan.

‘Why is it ridiculous?’

‘Exactly what did my sister tell you? Are you going to stick with water? Refuse the offer of food?’

Mia glanced briefly at the plastic menu Rae had brought over, but actually she knew what was on offer without having to consult any menu, and she ordered a Maui lager and a plate of Korean barbecue wings. She was hungry, and why not?

‘Izzy knew that you would want to find her.’

‘Hardly a surprise.’

‘She…’

‘What? She what?’ Max stifled his impatience. For someone so adept at speaking her mind, she now seemed reluctant to expand on what she had said.

He watched her with brooding eyes, noting the flush in her cheeks and the fact that she couldn’t quite look him in the eye. She might

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