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She watched his st other things

‘Which means taste,’ Ethan explained

Or tasty, perhaps, Savannah mused as she turned to stare innocently out of the hile Ethan resumed his conversation in fluent Italian with their driver But as they drove deeper into Ethan territory and the world he doht, Savannah knew that, though the sight of Ethan’s fairy-tale castle had thrilled her beyond belief, it had singularly failed to reassure her

Oh

Savannah’s heart sank as she stood in the hallway of the palazzo It was a struggle to marry up the exquisite exterior with this dismal space Wasn’t it wired for electricity? She could hardly make out the faces of Ethan’s staff as he showed her round

Okay, so eration, but the inside of the palace was like soothic horror filht just as well have been lit by candlelight, it was so shadowy and gri run-up to the building was a major understatement But she was more concerned about the fact that Ethan chose to live like this

As the housekeeper led the way up the rew Apart fro on the di for appeared equally dingy To go froe disappointrand palazzo with her parents’ simple farmhouse to know there was no contest: she’d prefer the sunny chaos of the farrimness any day

Perhaps she should offer a few home-improvement tips, Savannah concluded as the housekeeper indicated they should follow her down a darkened corridor ‘Don’t you worry about your staff tripping over the rugs?’ She took the chance to whisper discreetly to Ethan

‘I can’t say it’s ever occurred to me,’ he said with surprise

‘It would occur to me,’ Savannah said worriedly as the housekeeper stopped outside a carved-oak door ‘What if solasses, and they tripped? They could really hurt theht here at all’

‘No one’s ever complained before’

She knew she should hold her tongue, but it was about tiht, and Ethan’s staff was hardly likely to

The ht about it, the more Savannah becauests at the palazzo in a long ti fro, open house her fahter She sht of the cosy fars, but it was a hundred ti than this

The housekeeper was s at her expectantly, Savannah realised, quickly refocusing and s restlessly, as if he couldn’t understand the delay before the housekeeper got round to opening a door But Savannah understood perfectly when the housekeeper finally revealed her surprise

‘Signorina, this is your room’