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Alex looked down at the tiny woman in his arms, shocked.

Turning to his brother, he asked " Who is she? "

While Jack kept mute, Ava withdrew from his arms slowly, looking dejected.

She gazed into his beautiful eyes, silently wishing he would recognize her but it seemed that wasn't going to happen, at least not at that moment. Her hands fell to her sides slowly and she gazed at the floor, not able to hold his own piercing gaze.

" Who is she? " Alex asked again, taking his eyes off her to stare at his brother fiercely. Suspicion was written all over his face but there was also a hint of curiosity, as though wondering who the young woman was to be able to hug him.

Ava seemed to be spellbound because she liked the sound of his voice. Normally, she didn't take notice of guys' voice but somehow, she found Alex's to be deep and sexy. A male's voice should be deep, right? There came the mocking voice in her head again but she chose to ignore it this time, promising to get back at her inne