A Knock at Dawn

SERAFINA

It had been a few weeks since Dario had appeared at the house, abrupt, asking questions about five years ago. A month since I’d told him everything... the truth. A month since he’d left me that letter, the promise that he was going to come back and take us on, take us towards our rightful place, take Dante toward his destiny, his home, his roots.

A month and so of silence.

I hadn’t heard