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‘All the boxes,’ Alessandro agreed smoothly

‘You’ve even ed to land yourself a ready-made family!’

‘Dominic has his own father I’m not required to play happy fa’ In actual fact, Alessandro had h he had now been seeing Victoria for six months Their schedules were both ridiculously packed, and s had to be carefully orchestrated—usually dinner soton place With his own personal chef, eating in was as convenient as dining out Fa for which Alessandro was somewhat relieved

‘Charht that when youany offspring froe Crazy old me’

‘I don’t re sarcastic’

‘We’re both older’ She shrugged and gave him the final directions to her house, which was only a few streets away ‘We’ve both changed I don’t reant’ Not that that didn’t work for her It did, because she disliked this new, rich Alessandro, with his perfect life and his ruthless face ‘You can dropup, and thanks for the lift’

About to open the car door, she felt his hand circle her wrist It was like being zapped by a powerful bolt of electricity

‘But we haven’t finished catching up’ He killed the engine, but re in the dark car ‘You still have to tell me about yourself’

Megan looked at hi me?’

‘Why don’t you invite me in for a cup of coffee?’

‘I share a house My housemate will be there’

‘Housemate?’

‘Charlotte Do you remember her, Alessandro? Or have you wiped her out of yourwith the rest of your past?’

‘Of course I reme perfectly nice, perfectly interested, and as he getting? She’d used to be so da, always keen to hear what he had to say, no sharp edges ‘And I have a very vivid recollection of my past I just have no wish to revisit it’

He had released her, but her whole body was still tingling from that brief physical contact

‘You can come in for a cup of coffee,’ she told hiht think that it’s all jolly good fun, taking a trip downas the person you du old times’