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80 Irresistible Forces wealth and was beginning to believe the accusations his father had once made were true. As long as he maintained a degree of his own wealth, he would not be tempted to accept what his grandfather was offering. “In that case I’m glad at least you have this week to relax and unwind.” He chuckled. “Um, is that what I’ll be doing?” Her grin was almost contagious when she said, “Somewhat. But I promise it will be a week you’ll remember.” She sounded confident. Certain. But then he was also convinced it would be a week he would remember. Deciding he needed to talk about something, anything that would take his mind off bedding her, he said, “I understand your sister is getting married in June to Cameron Cody.” She glanced at him. “Yes. You know Cameron?” “Yes. We’ve met. We’ve even been partners in a few business ventures. He’s an astute businessman.” “So are you. It doesn’t surprise me that you know Cameron. We met when he tried to take over my family’s business.” Dominic lifted a brow. “You’re kidding, right?” She smiled. “No, I’m not kidding. It was supposed to be a hostile takeover, but he never got all the voting shares he needed.” “So your family became friends with him instead?” he asked, amazed. He’d been involved in a

Brenda Jackson 81 few takeover attempts himself. The last thing the parties involved felt toward each other afterward, regardless of whether the attempt had been successful or not, was friendliness. “Yes, at least, my four male cousins did,” she was saying. “It was a male thing. I think they admired Cameron’s tenacity and respected his drive to succeed. They never saw him as a threat because the Steele family is so close, so we weren’t worried about anyone defecting. But Cameron had to learn a valuable lesson.” “Which was?” “No matter what, blood is thicker than money. And trust me, he was offering a lot. But for us it wasn’t about the money. It was about the legacy that my father and uncle passed on to us. They started the company many years ago and had always intended for it to be family owned and operated.” Dominic nodded. “And now Cameron will become a part of your family.” “Yes, he will be. He loves my sister very much and she loves him.” Love. He was familiar with that word because of his parents but had yet to experience the emotion himself. He had loved Camry but not in the same way that he knew his father loved his mother. What he’d felt for his wife had been more fondness than love. They respected each other and were good friends during their brief marriage.

80 <strong>Irresistible</strong> <strong>Forces</strong><br />

wealth and was beginning to believe the accusations<br />

his father had once made were true. As long<br />

as he maintained a degree of his own wealth, he<br />

would not be tempted to accept what his grandfather<br />

was offering.<br />

“In that case I’m glad at least you have this week<br />

to relax and unwind.”<br />

He chuckled. “Um, is that what I’ll be doing?”<br />

Her grin was almost contagious when she said,<br />

“Somewhat. But I promise it will be a week you’ll<br />

remember.”<br />

She sounded confident. Certain. But then he was<br />

also convinced it would be a week he would remember.<br />

Deciding he needed to talk about something,<br />

anything that would take his mind off bedding her,<br />

he said, “I understand your sister is getting married<br />

in June to Cameron Cody.”<br />

She glanced at him. “Yes. You know Cameron?”<br />

“Yes. We’ve met. We’ve even been partners in a<br />

few business ventures. He’s an astute businessman.”<br />

“So are you. It doesn’t surprise me that you know<br />

Cameron. We met when he tried to take over my<br />

family’s business.”<br />

Dominic lifted a brow. “You’re kidding, right?”<br />

She smiled. “No, I’m not kidding. It was supposed<br />

to be a hostile takeover, but he never got all<br />

the voting shares he needed.”<br />

“So your family became friends with him instead?”<br />

he asked, amazed. He’d been involved in a

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