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She looked out the window at that moment, and he felt her pulling away.

“Lani?”

It took her a second or two before she finally turned to look at him.

“You’re a good brother.”

And even though she didn’t say it, she meant hers wasn’t.

“He’ll get his head out of his arse soon.”

“Hopefully. Even so, I’ve looked into other opportunities.”

Alarm lit through him. “You’re not leaving Hawaii.”

She shook her head. “No. Those years I spent on the mainland taught me that while I loved exploring different places, Hawaii would always be my home.”

“So, what are you talking about?”

She bit her lower lip. The woman was trying to kill him.

“You promise not to say anything to Ben?”

He nodded.

“There have been a few companies that have tried to hire me away. Most of the time, I ignore them because they would require me to move. One just came up, though that’s based here in Hawaii.”

“Another surfing company?”

“Oh, no. There is no way I would do that. This would be for a security company. They want someone to head up their legal department here. They’re based in Miami, but the company is growing fast, and they need someone on-site to handle their legal matters in the Pacific Rim.”

“And you have that background.”

Of course, someone saw her and wanted to poach her. Lani was brilliant.

“I don’t do legal work for Kingston.”

“Lani, this is me. I know that you handle more than PR. I also know that you graduated with honors.” Then he started thinking about what she had said about the company in question. “Are you talking about Dillon Security?”

Her eyes widened. “How did you guess?”

“They handle our security. We had them thoroughly checked out.”

“Well, I haven’t even met with Conner.”

“But you will?”

She nodded. “Tuesday. We’re just having lunch. I never thought I would leave the company, but I’m not sure what will happen with Royal at my brother’s side. And there is no way I am going to stay in PR.”

“Wait, I thought you would move into legal soon.”

“That was the plan, but Royal is still making noises about moving the company to the mainland.”

He frowned. “The family would never go for it.”

“No, they wouldn’t. There will be a board vote.”

And the pain he witnessed in her gaze told him everything. She would be forced to choose between the business and her brother.

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