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During the early May arrival, Domizia and Giorgio prepare for the practical and safety concerns of the property while the caretaker Egidio introduces a new staff member, Syria De Sanctis. Syria’s presence sparks new dynamics with the household, beginning a tense shift from quiet restoration to hidden revelations reflected through sharp, unsettling eyes.","Amber Blue  \nG. D I L E O N I S  \nTranslated by Barbara De Angelis  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCopyright © 2026 G. DI LEONIS  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations used in critical reviews or articles.  \nAll characters and events in this book are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nYou can hide your name. You can hide where you come from.  \nYou can even hide your scars.  \nBut the eyes always betray whatyou conceal.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nChapter 1  \nChapter 2  \nChapter 3  \nChapter 4  \nChapter 5  \nChapter 6  \nChapter 7  \nChapter 8  \nChapter 9  \nChapter 10  \nChapter 11  \nChapter 12  \nChapter 13  \nChapter 14  \nChapter 15  \nChapter 16  \nChapter 17  \nChapter 18  \nChapter 19  \nChapter 20  \nChapter 21 Epilogue  \nAuthor’s Note  \n[Oc](OceanofPDF.com)[eanof](OceanofPDF.com)[P](OceanofPDF.com)[D](OceanofPDF.com)[F.c](OceanofPDF.com)[om](OceanofPDF.com)  \n1  \nIn that coastal territory where Lazio fades into Tuscany, a corner of the world of unchanging beauty unfolds. A landscape that withstands the moody whims of the centuries, preserved among silent plains, wild expanses, and breathtaking hills. Amidst these lands that hold some of the secrets of ancient Etruscan civilizations, sits a small estate surrounded by quiet and patches of greenery, where time passes unnoticed.  \nOr at least, that’s how it was before the owners decided to return to the old two-story villa—plus an attic—that stood right in the middle of the estate.  \nEarly May offered a very pleasant temperature at that hour of the morning.“Giorgio, look at the hinges on the shutters…” said a woman in her fifties, blonde, her thick hair gathered in an elegant chignon. She opened and closed the ground-floor window facing west.“Even a light breeze could tear them off.”  \nThe man behind her, tall and graying, nodded. He was smoking a cigar, occasionally puffing out a cloud of smoke.  \n“And the floor? Look at the tiles…” She tapped them with the heel of her pumps.“They’re loose.” She turned to look at him.  \nGiorgio nodded again; he stroked his short beard and mustache and took another drag from his cigar.  \nThe woman straightened her suit jacket and shook her head, indignant.“Why wasn’t any maintenance done over the past few years?”  \n“Because no one was here, dear.”  \n“And what does that mean?” She sharpened her already piercing gaze and glared at him. “This villa has been practically abandoned for decades! It’s impossible to renovate it in a few months!”  \nGiorgio shrugged.“Our daughter graduated in interior design, Domizia. It has to come in handy somehow,” he smiled.“I’m curious to see what she’ll manage to do within these walls. 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