The Unyielding Truth

The evening was heavy, quiet, the kind of quiet that followed days of tension. Chiara and Alessio stepped through the front door, the soft click of the lock echoing in the otherwise still house. Camilla was already there, standing by the kitchen counter, eyes fixed somewhere distant, as if she had been expecting them.

“Chiara… Alessio,” Camilla greeted, her voice calm but carrying an edge of deter