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‘That’s quite a na over the unfamiliar Italian words, acutely conscious as she did so that Ethan atching her lips move

‘Not bad,’ he said, congratulating her on her accent

‘What does it mean?’ Savannah found that she badly wanted to hold Ethan’s attention

‘It means “the Palace of the Golden Sunset”’

He hadn’t meant to enter into conversation with her, but how could he not when she gloith pleasure at the s she was, but even so he couldn’t subdue the urge to tell her about a home he loved above all his others

‘It sounds so ro dreamy

‘Yes, it’s a very old and very beautiful building’ He kneas being drawn in, but he would never forget his first sight of the palazzo, and he’d had no one to share it with before ‘The towers glow rose-pink at sunset,’ he explained, though he left out the e to own the ancient palazzo that had come from the depths of his soul

‘The palazzo is located in a glorious valley blessed with sunlight, and theit is inhabited by wonderful peopl

e who appreciate the sis in life’ And who had taken hiratitude As he tried to convey so overly sentimental, she remained silent and alert, as if what he didn’t say told her everything she needed to know

She confir softly when he had finished, ‘You’re even luckier than I thought’

‘Yes, well…’ He left the stateone too far He wasn’t aabout his possessions, or even mention them

Ethan was full of surprises His sensitivity was obvious once he started talking about the palazzo He flew planes, he rode bikes, he drove powerboats, and he had a perfect coht that he did everything well and was capable of such passion sent a frisson of arousal shih her

Which she would put a stop to right away! Savannah’s sensible inner voice co to fantasise about sexual encounters with Ethan, but quite another to consider the reality of it when she was saving her virginity for some sensible, ‘steady Eddie’ type of bloke, and then only when they were married

‘Are you too war the flush that rose to her cheeks as she moved restlessly on the seat ‘I can easily adjust the temperature for you’

Savannah bit her lip to hide her smile