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Brenda Jackson 207
Instead of giving Ryder a response, Dominic
decided to look over the papers he needed to review
for a business meeting he was having in England
later this week. His father was relinquishing more
and more of the hotel duties to him. He didn’t mind
combining his father’s entities with his, especially
now since there would be someone they would eventually
leave all their wealth, too—the Saxon heir.
It didn’t take long for him to admit he was finding
it hard to concentrate and tossed the papers
aside. Ryder was right. He was antsy but he would
never admit it. Ryder seemed to know too much as
it was. But then, even as a teenager he hadn’t been
able to pull anything over on the man.
“So, Nick, when is the wedding?”
Now, Dominic thought, Ryder was trying to be
a smart-ass. “There won’t be a wedding and you
know it. I’ve been married once.”
“Yes, but Camry is gone. Besides, the two of
you lacked passion.”
Dominic glared at the back of the man’s head.
“And how would you know?”
“I have eyes. You and Camry were best friends
more than anything else. You understood her
whereas her parents never did.”
That much was true, Dominic thought. The
reason he had decided to marry her was to protect
her from them. They had expected perfection and
she had tried telling them time and time again that