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‘I’ any proe ‘I should also warn you that, regardless of what happens between us, I will not give up custody of Callie Tihter, and I hold that sacrosanct’

A half-dozen fire-starting responses were ready to tu thehi to bet that he knew next to nothing about children or their needs, for he was an only child, raised as a mini-adult by parents who had had no time and even less interest in hi that e For her own peace ofclose ties with Callie he would recognise the dae that the sudden severance of those bonds would cause and make allowances

‘Ella…’ Aristandros growled, iular line of his lean, bronzed features ‘It’s decision tilikia mou’

Ella pictured the iinary child in her head and studied Aristandros with deterht feel about hieous, and that was a plus, wasn’t it? But hoould it feel to engage in an unemotional sexual relationship with him, particularly when she was totally inexperienced in that line? She suppressed the critical part of her brain because she saw no point borrowing trouble in advance of the event She forced herself to concentrate on Callie and shut out all the personal, selfish stuff like the injured pride, the fury and the sense of huht to take care of Callie, couldn’t she learn to cope with the rest?

‘Okay’ Ella threw her head back and lifted her chin ‘But you’ll have to give me time to work out my notice at work’

‘Are you finished?’ Dr Alister Marlow queried froery as she lifted a cardboard box from the desk The room looked bare

‘Yes I took the bulk of ue helpfully extended his arms, Ella relinquished the box and then took the opportunity to perforhtened ‘Will you ask the cleaning lady to keep her eyes peeled for a sraph? It was of my father and I was attached to it,’ she admitted ruefully ‘I broke the photoframe last month and took out the photo, and now it seems to have vanished’

‘We’ll keep an eye out for it’ The tall, broadly built blondon her ‘You look exhausted’

‘There’s been soabout the considerable en from the job she loved All her years of hard work had been nullified and all her goals had been wrenched froreat deal She would not play any further part in what happened to her patients, nor would she see the benefits brought by the breast-care clinic she had helped to set up Already she felt lost without the structure of her busy, de routine It had all happened so fast, as by the time her unused holiday entitlement had been added in she’d had only had a couple of weeks’ notice left to work

‘I can’t say I approve of what you’re doing, because you were too valuable a part of our team,’ Alister remarked as they walked towards her car ‘But I do admire your coain Stay in touch, Ella’

Ella drove ho herself that the spacious loft would soon no longer be her ho Ella’s share of the apartment Ella would have preferred to retain her stake in the property, but had felt it would be unfair to impose that on Lily, as reluctant to take a chance on a new flatmate Of course she knew Lily would be quick to offer her a bed if she was in need, but it wouldn’t be the sa her own place

Just how long would it be before Aristandros tired of her? Her shadowed blue eyes gleamed with resentment, for she was convinced that their affair would be over within weeks Her novelty value wouldn’t last long Then where would she be without a job and with no home to return to? The proceeds froh to buy another property, and she would have to go back to renting again But, when Aristandros did throw her out, her main concern would be Callie and whether or not she would be allowed to ed worriedly She had told nobody the truth about her i intimate relationship with the Greek tycoon She had si to help to take care of her orphaned niece whose life was currently based in Greece