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It went on for an eternity Yet it was over too soon—achingly soon…

As he drew back froh her whole body

She gazed up at him, her emotions naked on her face

With that enigmatic expression still in his eyes, Rafaello took her hand and tucked it into the crook of his arlasses back over her eyes

‘We must return to the car,’ he told her

She ith him as if she were in a complete daze—because she was A sort of unreality was enveloping her and she could think no coherent thoughts Not one

The journey back to the villa was conducted mostly in silence Rafaello drove with the speed and total concentration hich he had driven in thefro particular relish in driving the da spent the entire journey, head turned towards Rafaello, holding her hair with one hand, as it blew about wildly, and gazing openly at him in utter wonder

Frolanced across at her, and she saw a little s around hisShe didn’t knohat it was, only that when his mouth indented like that her insides just dissolved all over again

She wanted the journey never to end

CHAPTER SEVEN

RAFAELLO was in a good ood iven hie or disinheritance

It made him realise just how bad his sustained

But all that had changed The world was sood feeling A burden had been lifted from his shoulders