Chapter 243: The Shadow Returns Elena’s POVThe villa had never felt so quiet after Sofia and Matteo moved to Positano. Livia’s toys still sat in the corner of the living room, her small shoes lined up by the door, but the house missed the constant motion of a child running through it. I filled the days with small tasks—pruning the roses, reading in the garden, walking the cliff path alone when the sun was low—but the silence followed me like a second shadow. Valerio noticed. He always noticed. He would find me staring at the sea, wrap his arms around me from behind, kiss the side of my neck, and murmur that everything was okay, that we were okay. I believed him most of the time. But some nights the quiet pressed too hard, and I woke from dreams of the past, heart racing, reaching for him in the dark.It started with a single letter.It arrived in the morning post, plain white envelope, no return address, my name written in careful block letters I did not recognize. Valerio was alrea
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