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Gemini's marriage of convenience to Nick Drummond had gone terribly wrong the moment she'd fallen in love with her husband. She desired Nick so much, but as theirs was a marriage in name only, she could only look, not touch.However, when Gemini found herself looking after her tiny baby niece, dumped on her by her irresponsible twin sister, a way to mend her marriage became clear….