When Luca got to Rob’s place, his heart was still pounding from the sprint he’d made after jumping the fence. His shirt was torn, and his knuckles were scraped, but he barely felt the sting. Rob’s gate swung open before he could even knock twice, and the moment he stepped in, he froze.Sitting in the living room were two people, a young man about his age and a woman who looked both elegant and sad, her eyes swollen as though she’d been crying for days.Rob, noticing Luca’s hesitation, walked up to him quickly. “Luca, this is Vance and his mother, Anna.”“Oh come off it! Vance is our friend, why introduce him to me again?”At the mention of her name, Luca’s breath hitched. Anna. The same Anna who’d called Carol earlier. He blinked in disbelief, staring at the woman before him, her face stirred a memory that left him squinting his eyes in a bid to recall.“You’re Anna? I… I think I’ve seen you before.” He stepped forward carefully and said.Anna stood up slowly, her voice soft but w
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