His references checked out, the references that Tony ran on him worked out, and his father seemed accepting of another male in his home—one that wasn’t his own flesh and blood anyway. An Anna Taylor, copying in Rocco, had sent him a contract for the carer for Luca to add details and for him and t...
Kate and I were on the same course and she was such a sweet girl. I was rather touched that she’d invited me to her birthday. At the bar, I found Kate and was enveloped in a Gucci-scented hug and handed her a little card and gift bag from Neal’s Yard. She loved all those little aromatherapy potio...
He paused for a moment before adding a third. That would help him sleep. He was tired but rest evaded him repeatedly. It’d be nice for the ghosts of the villa to disappear now. In the distance, he heard the slap of bare feet on the tiles. Who was still up? Everyone else was now fast asleep,...
train to Ashford hadn’t taken long at all and Helena felt an immediate sense of relaxation that came with the quiet. Ophelia had grunted in the direction of her colleagues before demanding room service. Helena’s room was connected by a single door, for which she was both relieved and disappointed...
In the aftermath of the madness with Enzo and Rocco, Anna was behind with everything. God, Rocco. With the kiss, and the laying his soul bare for her and the goddamn kiss. E-mails had piled up and defences that needed to be drafted had shamed her with their existence on her to-do list, while that...
Will piped up, upturning his bag in the hunt for his mobile phone. Niels sighed deeply, quite sure that his son had forgotten his phone, which meant he’d be getting a call from Stella accusing him of all sorts of dastardly deeds. “I’m not going back for it, William, you’ll just have to ring your ...