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Since she’d started working with Doctors Without Borders, Isabelle had been home for Christmas only a handful of times. With Kai gone, and Griffin often MIA as well, the holiday had been a shadow of its former self.
This year was completely different, with all the Rockwells back at the lodge, including all the new romantic partners.
Not to mention Lyle. She wouldn’t call him a romantic partner, but she had high hopes for “sexual.” Now that they’d broken the ice during that morning’s encounter, all she could think about was the next time they could be together.
He must be thinking along the same lines, because every glance they shared during the pre-Christmas fun was loaded with secret promises. The undercurrents between them felt so clear and strong she was amazed that her family di
