Gael and his mother had found their way back to each other after the end of her short affair with Tomas Aguilar. There was still a little tension all round, but hearts and souls were slowly healing.
Grinning now, Gael and Goldie joined the rest of their family and their closest friends in the large salon for traditional Spanish Christmas tapas and drinks.
As toasts were given and presents exchanged, Goldie saw a look pass between Gael and Alejandro—powerful and visceral and filled with the affection they’d been denied as children but had found in abundance as husbands and brothers.
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