Chiara’s POV
I immediately connected my charger as I settled onto a chair in my hotel room after being transferred here.
Anna’s name lit up the screen.
A long string of messages followed—ones I hadn’t been able to read earlier because my phone had died the moment I arrived.
The first one made a small smile form on my lips.
“The twins wanted to stay up late, but don’t worry, I tucked them in on time. Luca tried to convince me otherwise though!”
I scrolled through the other messages, almost hearing Anna’s cheerful voice in my head as she described their little antics.
Sofia refusing to eat her carrots.
Luca pretending to be a superhero.
Both of them begging for bedtime stories about wolves.
But it was the last message that made my chest tighten.
“They’ve been asking for you all da
