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‘Sleep well, Ethan And thank you once again for allowing me to stay in your beautiful home’

Who should be thanking who? he wondered, catching sight of the luht, Savannah’ He didn’t need a second dose of Savannah’s radiant face before he walked out and closed the door to know his defences had been breached

CHAPTER SEVEN

SAVANNAH waited for Ethan’s footsteps to fade before asking the housekeeper shyly, ‘Do you think it would be possible to put on sohts?’ The housekeeper had been so kind to her that Savannah felt her request ht have some chance of success

‘More lights, signorina?’

‘In the palazzo? I ht it ht be safer for you—for all of us’

The housekeeper studied Savannah’s face before deciding ‘Conorina’

As they left the roo footman, who looked at Savannah with surprise when he heard her request via the housekeeper As he hurried away, the housekeeper exchanged a look with Savannah ‘You are starting a revolution,’ she confided

‘Oh dear’

‘No, it’s good’

‘Is it?’ If only she could feel confident that Ethan would agree

Savannah approached the first light-switch

It took all of her resolve just to switch it on But when she did…

‘Bellissi her hands in front of her ‘This is what the palazzo has been waiting for’

Her endorseed Savannah to ask if they could put a few hts on