Aria’s POVSchool had been exhausting.Not because of the classes or the assignments piling up on my desk, but because for the past two days, the Severo estate had felt like a battlefield waiting for the next explosion.Fina had disappeared. The Don had been furious, and everyone had been walking on eggshells.And through all of it, I hadn’t seen Laro, not even once.The realization bothered me more than I cared to admit.That morning, before Fina and Dario returned to the estate, I stood alone in the kitchen, stirring a cup of coffee.The house was unusually quiet.Rita had gone out with some of the staff to pick up groceries for the welcome dinner, leaving me with nothing but my thoughts.I stared into my cup. Lost.Completely unaware that someone had entered the kitchen.“Looking pretty this morning.”My heart nearly jumped out of my chest. I spun around, and saw Laro.For a second, I forgot how to breathe. He looked terrible.Not bad, just tired.The dark circles beneath his eyes
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