Chapter 212

Viviana's POV

The anxiety didn’t leave even after Elena and Rocco came home.

I tried to act normal. Tried to smile when Rocco ran in talking excitedly about some new chocolate cereal Elena had bought him. Tried to focus when Leonora started fussing over dinner. Tried not to check the locks twice before the sun had even fully set.

But the unease sat inside me stubbornly. Heavy. Persistent. And hum