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Dara counted across the floating flower boot as far as the third row before she noticed the problem

She sighed ‘They’ve doubled up on the colours’

Mia’s head snapped up ‘Are you sure?’

‘Right over here’

She walked down theon the hard surface She ca decoration It wasn’t anow she’d noticed it Mia’s quiet voice came from behind her

‘Should I fetch one of the guys from the ceremony room?’

Dara shook her head ‘The wedding is due to start in two hours—the ceremony room is priority’ She s to focus on everything but the ain

Mia laughed ‘I’ll go and get somebody’

She disappeared out through the door, leaving Dara alone in the glittering winter ballroom

The rest of the room was perfect Her tea most of the work unchaperoned She could pick and choose which events to attend, leaving her plenty of ti husband But it had been three weeks since she and Leo had been together—his newest business expansion into Asia had kept hier than usual

The restlessness that had plagued her over the past months seemed to have intensified in the absence of her husband Three weeks was the longest they had spent apart She was unable to shake the feeling that so

Their joint venture into charity work in Sicily kept her busy The Valente Foundation was doing fantastic work in soed areas on the island And with Christ there was lots of volunteer work to do But, as busy as she kept herself, so at the ceiling

Making a snap decision, she grabbed a ladder fro her heels in the process She didn’t need to stand here waiting for a big strong man to fix the problem There was no reason why she couldn’t do it herself

She quickly reached the top, keeping both hands in front of her on the cold metal for balance It was true: if you wanted a job done well, soe it down It was heavier than she had expected, and she gasped as the world unexpectedly tilted on its axis

‘Dio, what is it with you and ladders?’ a deep voice shouted frohted itself and she was entirely vertical again

‘Leo’ Her heart gave a sharp thump