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Chapter 14

Author: Aleatha Romig
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-28 00:00:10

Catalina

Pulling my neck straight, I felt my blood warm. Not only wasn’t Dario home, nor had I heard from him, but dinner was obviously served at least an hour ago with no concern for my attendance. I was upstairs. How hard would it have been for Contessa to come up and tell me dinner was ready?

Steeling my resolve, I took the plate, the one from the seat not at the head of the table, into the kitchen. Thankfully, this kitchen didn’t have faux cabinets over all the appliances. I put the plate into the microwave and hit thirty seconds.

“Shit,” I exclaimed as sparks within popped and an alarm overhead began to squeal. Opening the door, I reached for the plate, feeling the heat and for the first time, noticing the silver filigree on the edge of the china. “Well, shit,” I mumbled as I dropped the warm plate onto the surface of the range.

Thankfully, the plate remained intact, and the alarm ceased.

Armando came around the corner with his gun drawn. “What happened?” He scanned the room befo
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