The-Spanish-Love-Deception-www.indianpdf

As for Isabel, she had gone from loving Daniel for giving her Gonzalo to
threatening the best man’s balls. Repeatedly. And while she turned into my
fiercest protector and cheerleader, the breakup never shook the foundation of
her own relationship. Which was evidence of how much they adored and
loved each other. Besides, over the years, she had come to accept that even if
Daniel had been at fault for a part, he hadn’t done anything besides accept to
break some unspoken rule about dating a former student. Society had done
the rest.
Which didn’t give me—or Isabel or Daniel—the right to force Gonzalo to
pick a side. Something that Isabel had come to terms with. Eventually. In her
own way.
“There were no sexcapades, Isa.” I shook my head lightly, trying to shove
all those thoughts and memories away.
“Not even one? Come on. You guys work together. And I saw you during
the soccer match. You—”
“It was a very boring and uneventful meeting,” I interrupted her. “Get
your mind out of the gutter.”
Isabel’s mouth opened, and I was left with no choice but to elbow my
fake boyfriend.
Maybe Aaron’s confirmation would appease her.
“Correct,” he said, and I could hear the amusement in his voice. “No
sexcapades took place.”
I watched my sister’s lips clip closed.
“Unfortunately,” he added.
My own mouth was the one clamping down then. Or it fell open and to
the floor—I didn’t know.
Don’t look at him. Don’t look shocked. This is all part of the deception.
Focusing on my sister, I ignored Aaron’s last comment and smiled—
hopefully naturally.
Isabel reached for the bottle of sidra and poured a culín in my glass,
filling only the bottom of it. Exactly how tradition stated sidra had to be
served. Once she had served me a culín, Isabel proceeded to do the same with
Aaron’s glass. “You are not telling me something.” Her eyes narrowed to thin
slits as she pushed our drinks in our direction. Then, she leveled only me with
a look. “I can see it in your eyes. Drink.”
I didn’t think she was bluffing. Lying wasn’t something I was particularly
good at, and my sister had the sibling ability to see right through me.