Lila’s POVThe next few days blurred together in a mix of hard work and tension. Bianca’s arrival changed the whole mood at the vineyard. She moved around like she owned everything, throwing little comments everywhere she went. I tried to stay out of her way, but she made that difficult.One morning while I was helping sort grapes, Bianca walked by with Theo. She looked me up and down slowly. “So you’re the new girl everyone’s talking about,” she said sweetly, but her eyes were sharp. “Writing an article? How cute. Just make sure you don’t get too comfortable here.”I wiped my hands on my jeans and tried to smile. “I’m just doing my job. The vineyard has a lot of history.”Theo stood beside her, smirking quietly. Bianca laughed lightly. “History. Right. Be careful, honey. Some histories bite back.” She linked her arm with Theo’s and pulled him away, but not before shooting me another look full of warning.Her drama spread fast. At lunch she would make small jokes about “city girls who
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