Chapter 49

The dining room smelled like coffee, toast, and something sweet baking in the kitchen.

Silvio sat at the head, while Lucia poured herself coffee. Matthias leaned back in his chair with a mug in hand, Bianca across from him, coaxing Mia to take another bite of pancake.

Marcy sat quietly for a while, her fork pushing scrambled eggs across her plate. Dan’s absence was an ache she couldn’t quite swa