Chapter 257

GENEVIEVE'S POV

The air dried from my lungs, my heart skipping its next beat as I struggled not to give in to my now-weak legs, Matteo's statement throwing me completely off balance.

It finally clicked.

I could feel the man standing next to me tense, his body burning against my skin through my dress, but I was too trapped in the terrifying discovery I'd just made to think about that.

Matteo was th