Chapter 61

"I hope you haven't forgotten my voice," Camila's stepmother, Vittoria, spoke on the phone, her words piercing the silence that surrounded Camila.

"Of course, ma'am. How can I forget your voice?" Camila's voice held a touch of formality, a reminder of the distant relationship she shared with Vittoria since her childhood. Camila was never allowed to address her as 'mother,' and 'ma'am' had become t