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Chapter 275

Author: Teddy
last update publish date: 2026-03-18 23:57:30

Chapter 275: Whispers at the Table

Elena’s POV

The dining room of the villa smelled of slow-roasted lamb, rosemary, garlic, and the faint sweetness of cannoli cooling on the sideboard. Candles flickered in iron sconces along the stone walls, throwing long shadows that danced across the long oak table. Livia had been tucked in an hour ago, her small hand clutching the stuffed wolf Valerio had given her the day we arrived—her new guardian, she called it. The nanny slept in the adjoining room. The
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