Fury waited till she heard what she hoped was the Blue Chamber door shut, before rising from the bed.

The last thing she wanted was Flint prowling the villa. The second last actually. The last was Flint handing Susan a list of all his requirements.

Maybe she was playing this all wrong. Maybe she should have chosen Signor Santa-Rosa to father the Beaumont heir. He was pushing sixty but it would take more than the pawning of a pair of his candlesticks to keep Flint in ...