16. Dante

I come home later than usual hoping she is in bed already. Yesterday should have gone differently. I meant to turn her down politely but somehow, I ended up being an ass about it. She does that to me often. Turns me into someone whose brain can't function properly. It took some time to gather enough courage to go and apologize to her but when I went up, she'd moved out of the room. I was torn between hauling her back or letting her be. Eventually, I decided we needed some distance between us. So when I arrive home today, I don't expect Antonio to look at us as if we're some kind of apparition.

"What is it?"

"I thought Rico was driving them," he says.

"Driving who?"

"Your wife and cousin. They left and said they would pick Rico up on the way. I thought he would stay with them"

"Emiliana left?" Where did she go and why didn't she tell me? I'm not keeping tabs on her but she can't walk around without her bodyguards. Have I not made that clear already?

"Serino went with them" An