Desperate Pursuit

"I need a few days to myself. Please make sure I'm not disturbed," she said quietly. "Also, could you do me a favor and bring some of my things over from the villa?"

She didn't want to go back. Walking into that villa, the home they had once shared, would only drag up memories of the love that had filled every room.

She planned to stay at the studio for a while. It had everything she needed—a plac