“I’m staying here,” I said.

“At the lake.

We have thirty thousand acres, and a foundation to build, and a family name that needs an entirely new meaning attached to it.

That’s enough work for one lifetime.

I’d like to do it with you — if you’ll still have me as a brother, after everything it took me to become one.”

Juliet’s eyes filled, but the smile that broke across her face was radiant.

She stepped forward and wrapped her arms around my neck and held on.