Chapter 64

CAMILLA

Victor asked me to put Matteo to bed that night. He looked stressed out, and I could tell he didn’t have the strength to face another evening of his son’s quiet rejection. There was something about the way he stood in the doorway with his shoulders heavy, that made my heart ache.

After tucking Matteo in, I grabbed one of the new picture books I’d ordered and sat on the edge of his bed. The