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He put the bags in the boot and Grace cliet in next to her, then flicked another switch—the external lights of the castle

She let out a gasp ‘What?’

It was alhts illu it instantly around the base, the hts ca pad and castle

It ht have helped that the whole area was covered in a thick layer of snow, ical than normal

Grace turned to face him, her face astounded ‘This is your castle?’

‘What did you expect?’

She pressed herself back against the leather seat as he started the engine She was transfixed She lifted up one hand ‘I don’t know I just didn’t expectthat Look at the snow,’ she breathed

He was fighting back the wave of e to overtake him The irieving for Anna It was the sudden realisation that he’d truly been away for too long As soon as the lights had flashed on he’d been struck by how ht

Druan Castle had always made him so proud It was every boy’s dreairl’s dreaht not have been the pink of solish palaces and large houses Dru it look as if it just rose straight up froreen hill on which it was perched But to hiotten that

It sees

He started the car and pulled away ‘What do you think?’ It was the oddest sensation, but he wanted her approval Why? He couldn’t quite understand It was ian Castle as much as he did

‘How many rooms does it have?’ She sounded a bit spaced out

‘Rooms or bedrooms?’ His reply was automatic He’d answered sohe was practically a walking encyclopaedia on Druan Castle