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The worst kind, he could have added, but didn’t. It was a nightmare that would haunt him for the rest of his life.

Chloe lay awake long after Ben had gone back to sleep. Not for the first time, she sensed that he had deeper, sadder memories than he wanted to reveal.

To be honest, she was glad he hadn’t told her about them. Once he let her in on what was bothering him, she’d feel duty-bound to make things right. And at this point in her life, that wasn’t supposed to be an option. She was trying her hardest to focus on herself, never mind that she’d taken on the responsibility for her niece. That was turning out to be easier than she’d expected.

Ben was another story. She was planning to stay uninvolved in his problems, whatever they were, and no matter how sympathetic she might be.

That didn’t mean she didn’t care—far from it. Ben was far more important to her now than she could have thought possible when she’d first arrived at the Frangipani Inn.

The key was to keep things in perspective. Wasn’t it?