e la
throated, arrogant bray of amusement that e
ou need to work on your lying. Matteo doesn't do relationships. He do
t. You want to sting me. But saying you're sleeping with the Don? That's dang
ffee table, flipping a page casually. My heart was ham
oom. Look, Matteo told the Family he's bringing a fiancée to the gala. Some orphan girl he found
er. An orphan. A nobody. That was the
his watch. "Since she has no family. Can you imagine? Me, walkin
eo hadn't told him t
the irony almos
said. "Sofia is probably
this for us. Once she remembers, I can let h
" I repeat
ed his phone out as it buzzed. His face softened in
his charade, Elena. Go back to
l
back to my
ed Luca, Matteo
Luca answered on
ments," I said. "And the
does not
steel. "I am buying him a suit for the wedding. Unles
ill text you
ning my hands over Italian wool and charcoal silk. I chose a
notification from the security system at my old apartment
tected: F
up the ca
was tossing garbag
dropped.
y books. The painting I
rang. It
athless. "Sofia is coming over. If she sees your stuff, it mig
staring at the grainy image of my life being
ly. "I'll buy you new stuff. Better s
," I said. "L
ung
g out of a boutique in the c
er-in
fr
m. She looked angelic in a white sundress, a ban
like he wan
"Dante told me everything! That you're Matteo
d with me. Play alo
Sofia,
emembered my favorite color today! It's blue! We'
hink-" Dan
grip was surprisingly strong. "Matteo i
. He was sweating
k curiosity taking ho
for the Triads, but the food was
a spicy! I remember I used to
ent she
was liquid razor blades for him. He u
by?" Sofia asked, looking at him
wed hard. "Y
ling like a cauldron
t into Dante's
te
his hand clench under the table until his knuckles turned whi
lf to keep her happy.
was eating from t
me under
he part. Don't
the text,
er. He wouldn't even endure a
iter tripped
refill pitcher of
d. The pit
right between
slow down into
es widen. I saw
't look
lun

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