ISBN: 9780373863624

Kellen Alexander strolled briskly into the elegant living room of his parents' Mediterranean-style home in Pacific Palisades. "Good to have you home for good, little brother," Dreyden sa… Plus…

Kellen Alexander strolled briskly into the elegant living room of his parents' Mediterranean-style home in Pacific Palisades. "Good to have you home for good, little brother," Dreyden said when Kellen greeted him at the front door. "It's good to be here. Hey, I've been thinking that you need a roommate." Kellen loved living in Atlanta, but he was enjoying his reunion. At the age of twenty-six, he had just recently completed his master's degree in architectural engineering and was thrilled to be done with school and back in California with his family. Dreyden chuckled. "I don't think so. I actually enjoy living alone." "C'monit's not like I'll be around much," Kellen uttered with a sly smile. "I've got a lot of catching up to do with the ladies." Kellen toured the main floor, in search of the rest of his family. He took the stairs to the second floor. His oldest brother, Ari, was the father of three childrena pair of fraternal twins, one a boy and the other a girl, and another son. He was with his wife, Natalia, in one of the spare bedrooms, trying to get the twins, Christian and Crystal, to settle down. Kellen had seen their brother, Joshua, occupied in the family room playing a game on an iPad. Hearing the sound of laughter, Kellen went back downstairs where he found his brother Blaze and wife, Livi, settling down in the family room. Kellen walked to the kitchen, where his mother and sisters were busy preparing dinner. "Get out of here, little brother," Sage ordered, pushing him away. "I see you're still bossy," he responded with a laugh. "And you're still a pest," Zaire interjected. "Go play guest of honor. We got this." They were trying to be secretive about the menu, but Kellen knew they were up to something. He had a feeling they were cooking up something special. Malcolm Alexander cleared his throat, commanding everyone's attention. "Everybody come in here." Kellen ventured into the family room with the others. "What's going on?" he asked. "Dad's about to make a speech," Sage whispered as she stood beside him. "I feel so blessed to be surrounded by my children and their families," Malcolm stated. "I'm so proud of all of you." Malcolm was the heir of the late Robert DePaul's multimillion-dollar estate and chain of luxury hotel and spa resorts. Kellen was glad to see that his father had finally made peace with the discovery that his parents had kept the truth of his biological father a secret from him. For the majority of his life, Malcolm had grown up believing that Theodore Alexander was his father, but his mother had taken the truth to her grave. "We love you, Daddy," Zaire said. He smiled. "I love all of you, as well. Today we are here to celebrate Kellen and his accomplishment. He graduated with honors." Malcolm turned to him. "Your mother and I are very proud of you. There was a moment when we weren't sure you were going to attend college, much less graduate school" He suddenly br Fiction Fiction eBook, Harlequin<