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Chapter 7

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(Celeste Moretti’s POV)

His voice echoed up the stairwell.

I felt nothing.

I looked down at him. He was kneeling on the landing below, Tiziana pressed tightly against his chest, his hands trembling as they cupped her face like she might slip away if he let go.

My mother shoved past me and grabbed my wrist with both hands, her nails biting deep into my skin.

“What did you do?” Her voice cracked against the narrow walls, sharp and accusing. “What is wrong with you? She came here to talk, an
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