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It took her a second to realize that they weren’t joking. “You’re not kidding, you’re serious,” she said. “Do you honestly think I would go through with your little plan? Are you really that delusional?”

“But sweetheart, think of your sister,” her mother said. “This is her life we’re talking about. We want her to be happy.”

“Don’t call me sweetheart ever again,” she growled. “I can’t believe I invited you in here. I think it’s time for you to leave. I don’t give a damn if Lisa is happy, I don’t care if the town whispers behind your backs, you deserve all of it. I don’t ever want to see you again, we’re done. Don’t ever try to contact me again. As of now, I don’t have parents. You and Lisa are dead to me. Now get out!”

“This is all because of that man,” her mother hissed, getting to her feet. Well, let me tell you something, missy.That man is no good. Do you know what he was doing last night? He was kissing your sister. I have proof.”

Before she could stop her mother, she shoved her phone in Wren’s face. “Look at them, Wren, this is the man you’re throwing your family away for,” she said, a triumphant look on her face. “He’s kissing your sister. She told me he wanted to sleep with her. Come home and get married, stop this madness at once.”

For one heartbeat, she believed what she was seeing, then looked a little closer at the picture. “Is this all the proof you have? Because it looks like Lisa is the one doing the kissing to me,” she said, shoving the phone back at her mother. “We all know what a slut my sister is. I wonder if Bruce knows, then again, I’m sure he does. That’s probably how she snagged him in the first place.”

Her parents got slowly to their feet. “We never should have come here,” her mother said. “I’m ashamed that you’re my daughter, ashamed that you’d turn your back on family like this.”

She felt nothing watching her parents walk out the door. She was done with them, done with the drama they added to her life. “Well, you were right, I do feel better,” she said when the door closed behind them. “They just proved that nothing has changed, and I can walk away with a clear conscience.”

CHAPTER 18

***BLAKE***

Anticipation made it hard to breathe as Blake made his way along the trail. He was excited to see Wren, excited to tell her what he’d spent most of the day doing, and thrilled that his dream was about to come true. The ring he’d picked out for her was warm in his pocket, and the speech he was going to say was memorized. Now, all he needed was the woman that he loved. He’d been surprised at first by her invitation to meet her for a sunset dinner, then realized it was the perfect setting to propose and decided that it was fitting that Wren had set it up.

They really were the perfect pair and he had every intention of making sure they were married before they left the island in a week. Max had been more than happy to arrange the details, but he realized that he was getting ahead of himself. Proposal first, ceremony second. A smile on his face, he followed the map for a few more minutes, then found himself in a small clearing at the end of the trail. Looking around, a bit confused, he waited, wondering if Wren was late, then he heard rustling in the bushes behind him.

His gut told him that something wasn’t right, so he spunaround, bracing himself, but found Lisa smiling at him from the foliage. “Well, hey there, Blake,” she said, ambling out. “You look very handsome tonight, good enough to eat, if you know what I mean.”

A sick feeling began to form in his stomach. “What are you doing here?” he demanded, looking back down the trail, hoping to see Wren coming. “Where’s Wren?”

“Oh, come on now, Blake, you knew I was the one who sent that note,” Lisa said. “Wren isn’t the adventurous type, or didn’t you know that? I’m sure she’s sitting home waiting for you, but you’re right where you belong. I knew that you’d come for me, and I knew a virile man like you couldn’t resist me.”

Trying not to panic, he started to back away from Lisa. “Umm…I think I’ll just go see where Wren is,” he said. “I think you got the wrong message. She’s the one I want, not you, Lisa.”

Lisa took a few steps around him, blocking the only exit from the clearing, slowly unbuttoning her shirt, and then throwing it aside. “Oh, Blake, you poor, poor man,” she said, advancing on him. “You don’t know what you need. You’ve gotten so used to my pathetic sister, you don’t know what a real woman is.”

Before he could stop her, Lisa released the clasp on her bra and slipped it off, making alarm bells go off in his head. Backing away from her again, he looked for a way out but saw only dense vegetation and realized that she’d picked the spot carefully as a sense of doom slowly settled over him. But the ring was still warm in his pocket, reminding him how much he had to lose, and he pushed the feelings away.

His only hope was to turn her around so he could make a run for the opening in the jungle and get away. “Lisa, you don’t want to do this,” he said, taking a step to the side whiletuning his body a little. “Wren will never forgive you when she finds out that you tried to seduce me.”

“Oh, that’s not what she’s going to think,” Lisa purred. “She’s going to think it was all you. Now come here. I’m actually looking forward to having sex with you.”

Lisa was suddenly on him, kissing him and dragging his hands to her breasts, but he managed to push her off, and chest heaving, backed away from her again. “Lisa, this is crazy. You can’t think this is going to work,” he said. “I don’t want you, I want your sister, and she knows that. She’ll never believe you.”

“It won’t matter; once we have sex, the damage will be done,” Lisa said. “Stop fighting this, Blake, you’re going to like it. I know a few tricks my sister doesn’t. It’s going to be fun.”

“No thanks, I’ll stick with your sister,” he said. “She’s all the woman I need.”

“You heard him.” Wren said, stepping up behind Lisa. “Leave him alone. You’re just making a fool of yourself, Lisa.”

Lisa gasped and turned around. “What are you doing here so early?” she demanded. “You’re not supposed to be here for another half an hour.”

“Sorry to break up your party, but after Mom and Dad’s little visit, I was restless,” Wren said, taking a couple of steps towards her sister. “Your plan isn’t going to work, little sister. You can’t seduce Blake like you did the rest of my boyfriends. He can see right through you.”

“But look at me! He took my clothes off, he was going to have sex with me,” Lisa said, her face full of panic. “He touched my breasts, he kissed me, you saw the pictures from the marina…”

“Enough,” Wren bellowed. “You’re done here, Lisa. Go home. You aren’t going to break us up, I’m not going to marry some stranger, and Theo isn’t going to boardingschool; you’ll have to find another way to talk Bruce into marrying you. For the first time in your life, you’re not going to get what you want.”

Lisa was silent for only a second, then she let out a scream of anger and charged at Wren, who smoothly deflected the attack and got in a punch that sent Lisa tumbling to the ground. She started to get up, but Wren walked over to her,she pushed her back down, then got right in her face and stared at her.

“I wouldn’t get up again. While you were off painting your nails and chasing my boyfriends, I was learning a few things from the guys on Dad’s boat,” she said. “I promise you that you won’t come out on top in a physical fight, so just stay down there.”

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