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‘Please don’t be angry with your housekeeper,’ she entreated, adding to the conflict boiling inside him ‘You must know this is all my fault’

Every bit of it was Savannah’s fault…or her blessing He turned his back so he wouldn’t have to look into her face, but still he felt her goodness washing over him She wouldn’t stop until all the bitterness was cleaned away She touched his ar even now to protect her from that black evil inside him

She didn’t argue, and instead she did so far worse: she confessed

‘You’re right,’ she said frankly ‘I interfered where I shouldn’t have This is your hohts so it was safer for them, and for you I can see I went too far with that plan when one or two lights would have been sufficient, and if you want me to leave I will All I ask is your prohtless actions’

He didn’t need to see any more tears to know that Savannah was at her ht on in the defence of others He couldn’t ignore that Her appeal had touched him deeply in a way he hadn’t felt,how best to deal with this unusual situation when the housekeeper Savannah was at such pains to defend caly to their rescue

‘Sonorina?’ she said blithely when Savannah opened the door to her knock

What perfect ti with relief as she smiled at her new friend As her shoulders relaxed she quickly adapted her manner so as not to concern the older woman ‘Let me take that tray from you’

‘No, please, let ood manners meant he had to step forward in front of Savannah to take the tray himself

‘Thank you, signore,’ the housekeeper said politely, handing Ethan the tray without any sign that she had overheard their heated exchange ‘I’ve h for two’

H Ethan had no other option other than to carry the tray into her roo ahead of him

To give her afor her slippers Ethan placed the tray down on the low table between the two sofas and re

This was one consequence she could not avoid

By the time she had found her slippers and slipped them on, she could hardly breathe, let alone speak as she came to a halt in front of Ethan

When exactly had he becohts on, after all, which in the bright world Savannah inhabited was a very sh her still-damp hair, her face naked after her shower, he knew she was also naked under her robe She looked nervous, apprehensive; fearful She was certainly braced for a stinging rebuke ‘We shouldn’t let the supper go to waste That’s if you don’t mind…’

She looked surprised at his suggestion, as he had expected, but she quickly rallied, saying, ‘Of course I don’t ry too?’