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After the holidays, Gabe insisted on completing his end of the deal and helped her to set up her own PR firm. And Jonas had insisted that Elk Lodge be her first client. Of course, it helped that she’d sent him a proposal detailing the different ways they could expand their offerings, especially during the off season.

Since Anna was spending all her time either at the lodge or with Gabe, it didn’t make sense to keep her apartment, so they’d decided to move in together. When Anna was on property, she would stay in their private residence, which Gabe had insisted that she help him redecorate totheirtastes, and they’d turned his suite in the main lodge into offices for the both of them.

While Gabe was insistent that he had no intention of working for Elk Lodge, he was definitely spending more time in Colorado—working remotely—so he could be closer to his family. Especially Elin who was struggling with her cancer treatments. Most days, she was exhausted but felt well enough to scold her grandsons and inform them that they needed to stop hovering as if she might drop dead at any second. Much to Jonas’s annoyance, she’d hired two fulltime caregivers to assist her without consulting him, and the women were both godsends.

Gabe’s phone pinged and he ignored it.

“Oh no. You need to check that message,” she told him. Elin had an appointment with her oncologist and everyone had been holding their collective breaths. Pulling his phone from his pocket, he handed it to her.

“You do it.”

Taking his phone and holding gingerly as if it might explode, she checked the message, which was from Chase. “It’s good news. The targeted therapy appears to be working, and the oncologist wants to wait to try anything else.”

Gabe grabbed his phone, reading the message for himself and then reading it again. Tears glistened at the corners of his eyes and he blew out a breath. Another message pinged. “Gran wants to know if we’ll be back in time for dinner.”

“Oh, tell him yes.”

“Are you sure? If you want to spend more time here, I would understand. They would understand.”

Anna took his hand and pulled him through the apartment. “No. There’s nothing left here for me. Let’s go home.”

Gabe lifted her hand to his lips, kissing it. “I like the sound of that. Home.”

He took her keys and locked the apartment and they made a quick stop to give the keys to the property manager before getting in the car waiting to take them to the airport. Since Gabe had three fully furnished residences, most of Anna’s furniture had been donated, although she’d given Elena the option of taking anything she wanted. Everything else had been boxed up to bring to Elk Lodge.

Sitting back in the car, she leaned in to Gabe’s side. When she’d dreamt about her future life, getting engaged to a billionaire hadn’t even been on her radar. Now, they were embarking on even more adventures. Ones that would continue to bring Gabe closer to his family, a family that Anna had grown to love as they welcomed her into the Elkin fold.

At the airport, Gabe helped her out of the car and they walked toward his private jet. “Are you sure you want to do this? We don’t have to go to Colorado. I can instruct the pilot to take us anywhere you want to go.”

Anna smiled at his concern. “No, I’m sure. Although I might take you up on that later. I have a huge list of places I want to visit and I can’t think of anyone I’d rather be with than you.”

Getting settled in their seats, he kissed her hand as the pilot readied them for takeoff. “Have I told you today that I love you, Ms. Anna Waters?”

Anna pretended to think about it. “Yes, but only twice. You’re behind on your daily quota, Mr. Gabe Elkin.” Gabe had made a point of complimenting her and telling her how much he loved her regularly, and Anna didn’t think it would ever get old.

He squeezed her hand. “That’s not good. What can I do?”

As the plane took off, Anna had an idea. “Well…I wouldn’t mind becoming a member of the Mile High Club.” Gabe choked out a laugh before readily promising to help make her a member.

Anna’s life was looking up. She had a new family who loved her as much as she loved them and she was engaged to the man of her dreams. For real, this time. Once the plane hit cruising altitude and the seatbelt light turned off, she got out of her seat to straddle Gabe. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she kissed him before telling him, “I love you too, Gabe Elkin. Now about that membership.”

END OF THE BILLIONAIRE’S FAKE CHRISTMAS ENGAGEMENT

CHRISTMAS WITH THE ELKIN BILLIONAIRES BOOK TWO

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One night of passion. A second chance at love…

Rachel Alexander has never gotten over a rare one-night stand with a sexy stranger that left her pregnant. Now she’s back at the resort where they met. This time, as the resort’s holiday photographer. But when she sees Jonas Elkin, the billionaire CEO who hired her, she instantly recognizes him as her one-time lover…and the father of her son. To her surprise, she’s still wildly attracted to him. Too bad he wants to keep her…and their son…a secret.

Jonas is shocked to learn he’s a father and he’s determined to make things right. He’s equally determined to make sure his ailing grandmother doesn’t find out how badly he’s messed up. So, for now, he’ll have hide to hide his growing love for his little boy…and his desire for the gorgeous Rachel. But it’s not easy. With the magic of Christmas all around, it’s hard not to imagine a life with the two of them. If only Rachel feels the same way…

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The Christmas Day photo session with the family had been excruciating.

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