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Chapter 24
July 1st
Ella’s point of view
As I lay in the bath, the golden light of sunset streaked across the sky. The bathroom was the only place I had to myself in this house, so when I had a moment, I savoured it. Cato had offered to cook dinner with Madeleine, Ana was down for a nap and the rest were playing or being anti-social teenagers in their rooms. It was bliss.
As the water wrinkled my fingers, the bedroom door opened. I grimaced. I hadn’t seen Leo since he’d been a dick earlier. Peace over.
But as I climbed out of the bath and caught my naked reflection in the mirror, a smile tugged my lips.
An arrangement could be reached to suit both Abi and Leo. Only issue: Leo was stubborn and unwilling to compromise. But he could be persuaded, and I knew how.
“What are you reading?” I asked as I stepped out of the bathroom, wrapped in our smallest towel.
He was sit
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