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Six months later. Costa Estate. Christmas Eve.The fire blazed in the hearth, logs crackling and popping as amber light warmed the entire living room.Outside, heavy snow blanketed the hills. Every light in the estate was on, making it look like a lighthouse adrift in a sea of white.Pierre was curled up on his end of the sofa, a game controller balanced on his knees, muttering under his breath. "Left, go left! Nick, you useless bum, get in here and help me!""Shut up!" Nick sat cross-legged on the carpet, his laptop open on his lap and his fingers flying over the keyboard. "I'm calculating tariff quotas for the Eastern European shipping route. I don't have time for your video games!""You said you'd have it done last month and you're still not finished!" Pierre tossed the controller aside, bounced barefoot across the carpet, and hooked his arm around Nick's neck. "Sis! Nick's bullying me!"I sat in the middle of the sofa, a cup of hot cocoa in my hands, a half-finished book resting by