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‘I should check on Angelo’

‘No, not tonight, bella ht to reach for her hands and raise her slowly froelo has two nannies and an entire household devoted to his needs After all, he is the first child in the Zaffari faeneration, and as such more precious than diamonds to our staff’

Her throat tightened as he looked down at her with glittering golden eyes fringed by ridiculously long lashes Suddenly she couldn’t breathe orhere for?’

‘I want to see this horror of a bedroom,’ Vito said thickly and then he lowered his head and sealed his ency

Like a flanited hers with instantaneous effect Her ar, ue slid ulfed her in dizzy anticipation Her nipples prickled into tingling tightness while daether, struggling to get a grip on herself but still wanting him so much it almost hurt…

CHAPTER EIGHT

HAULING HOLLY UP into his arms, Vito carried her into the bedroom and settled her on the foot of the bed to remove her shoes

‘I didn’t appreciate how dark it was in here,’ Vito admitted as he switched on the bedside larand and theatrical’ He sighed

Holly scraainst the headboard and studied hiht, and the hard, sculpted planes and hollows of his lean, strong face were beautiful She ht two such different people together and rejoiced in it too Liking, respect, attraction, she listed with resolution inside her head, buttoning down the stronger feelings battling to e them

‘Did your parents occupy separate bedrooms?’ she asked curiously

‘It was always the norm in this household I didn’t want it for us’ Vito came down on the bed beside her ‘If you only kne ed for this ’

‘But it couldn’t be done I had responsibilities I couldn’t turn hed

‘I could’ve ements to free you of those duties’

‘Not when they’re dependent on friendship, loyalty, and consideration for other people,’ Holly disagreed gently, lifting a hand to follow the course of his jutting lower lip and note the stubborn angle of his strong jawline ‘You can’t rearrange the world only to suit you’

‘Sì…yes, I can,’ Vito declared without shame