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Eion fucking Bane just stole my sister away from her wedding.

“Well, I didn’t see that coming.” Gin chuckles. “That’s one way to leave the groom at the altar. You go, girl!”

I look at her like she’s lost her mind. “Do you have any idea who that was?”

She stares back at me. “No.”

“Eion Bane. CEO of Bane Development Group, and my biggest business rival. Lexa knows not to go anywhere near the Bane Brothers. I’m going to fucking kill him. Come on. We’regoing home.” I grab Gin’s hand and head toward the resort’s main building.

“We can’t just leave. What about all of our stuff?”

“I’ll have someone collect it and deliver it to our home. Right now, I need to charter a jet to get us the hell off this island.”

CHAPTER 27

Blake

“Mr. Bane will see you now.” The receptionist tips her head toward the double door as I glower at her for making me wait. There’s nothing worse than being made to wait to see a member of the fucking Bane family. I’m sure Eion enjoyed the hell out me loitering in his lobby.Fucker.

I charge into his office and snarl, “Where the fuck is my sister?”

Since we returned home last night, I haven’t been able to find a trace of Lexa anywhere. She’s all but vanished and this piece of shit is responsible. The only reason I didn’t come in here with guns blazing is because Lexa went to him, she fled into his arms, I saw that with my own eyes. If I had even the slightest suspicion that Eion kidnapped my sister, he’d already be sitting in my interrogation room.

“She’s safe.” He leans back behind his desk, sipping a coffee.

“She better be safe or I’ll rip you to pieces.” I sneer.

Eion bares his teeth, it’s not a smile. “She’s safer than she was with you. I’m not the one who was about to let my own sister shackle herself to that creep. I’d never let anyone touch her, especially not Franklin Cecil. That fucker can rot in hell.”

“Lexa isn’t yours to take care of.” Placing my palms on his desk, I lean forward. “Where is my sister?”

“I can’t give you that information.”

“Oh, you will.” I cock my head. “How is pretty little Bridget doing? I heard she started her own interior design business after college. I might have to call her up.”

“Keep your filthy hands off my baby sister, Baron. I’m warning you, don’t fuck with my family.” Eion seethes.

“Then take your own advice and don’t fuck with mine. Where’s Lexa?”

We glare at each other for what seems like an eternity, neither of us backing down. It’s like university all over again.

“She’ll call you when she’s ready to talk,” he says, finally breaking eye contact. “Until then, I can’t give you any details other than that she’s safe and well hidden from her mother.”

“Bane, I’m warning?—”

“She called me for help. I’m sure I was her last resort, she only did it out of desperation. She said she didn’t have anyone else to turn to because involving you or your brother would complicate your family dynamic. So, she reached outside of her family for help.Shecalledme.”

I stare at him, furious and pained that Lexa didn’t put her trust in me. I would have gotten her out of there, to hell with Yve and her schemes. But Lexa wouldn’t bring down Yve’s ire on me. She was protecting all of us by calling Eion. Still, knowing that I can’t protect my own siblings devastates me.

Lexa asked for my forgiveness. Now I know why.

Blowing out a breath, I straighten. “Tell her I’m not angry with her. She needs to call me.”

“I’ll deliver your message.”

I nod. “Good.”

My business concluded, for now, I turn to leave his office. He stops me by saying, “Don’t touch Franklin Cecil. He’s mine.”

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