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‘I hts,’ he explained ‘I take it you’re responsible?’

‘Yes, I switched thery with your staff, Ethan’ She touched his arm ‘It was all my fault I did it for them, for you’

‘For me? For them? What is this nonsense?’

Tears were threatening She had been so looking forward to sharing this one wrong Far froht, Ethan craved the darkness to hide his scars She should have known and not been so insensitive In trying to help hi the world from her own perspective And now he couldn’t wait to turn those lights off, or for her to leave ‘I’m so sorry—’

‘You’ll have to leave,’ he said, perfectly echoing her thoughts ‘I can’t have this sort of interference Please pack your bags’

‘Ethan—’

‘There’s nothing more to say, Savannah’

‘But it’s nighttio?’

‘A hotel, the airport, somewhere—I don’t care’

‘You’re throwing me out?’

‘Save your e’

‘Says you, living in the dark!’ She couldn’t believe she’d said that But it was true She was fighting for Ethan, and where that was concerned nothing she said was going too far But as Ethan’s stony stare raked her face, Savannah realised he didn’t see it that way

‘Will you pack?’ he said coldly, confir her worst fears ‘Or must I call the housekeeper to do that for you?’

‘Ethan, please’ It was no use He’d closed off to her

As he shook Savannah’s hand fronored the dictates of his head