Unexpected Intimacy

Nadia pulled Cora’s bedroom door shut with a quiet click and stepped out into the living room.

“How is she?” Don Lorenzo asked from the sofa.

“Asleep, finally,” Nadia murmured. She started toward the sofa, then hesitated. Rumor had it Don Lorenzo suffered from a strange disorder—he couldn’t stand women near him, let alone touching him, which made her wonder how he had managed to carry Cora insid