2Montana's POV**The next morning, I tried to reach Ben's mother, but then I remembered she never had a phone. I decided to call Tuscan Town, the elderly aides. The call went straight to an automated message: This number is no longer in service.Had they changed their call line? Oh, maybe they had moved, or changed staff. Still, that woman deserved to know her son was now dead.I tried Ben’s sister. Then his uncle. Finally, Elena, his aunt, picked up on the third try.“Aunty Ele—”“We know my nephew is dead,” she said coldly. “You don’t need to call again.”I clutched the phone tighter. “I just wanted to talk. About the funeral. And about—”“A priest has already been contacted. Benedetto’s body will be sent home. His real home.” She made it sound like I’d never belonged, and didn't just count at all.“I don’t understand,” I whispered.“You’re not family,” she snapped. “You were his mistake, Montana. Everyone knew it. He was going to leave you anyway. He was already sending things u
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