"What?" Lilith asked breathlessly. Her voice came out barely above a whisper. Lilith remembered everything about that cursed day besides how she had survived. The thought that Valerio may have the answers to her missing memories both shocked and excited her.
Valerio turned to look deep in her eyes for a brief moment before he sat on the side of the table and turned his attention back to her family portrait.
"Georgio's oldest son, Matteo, was my classmate. I lived a few streets down from him but because I needed to go past his house to get to mine, we used to walk home together every day. On the day of the murder, we walked together like usual but once we reached his home, Georgio suddenly ran outside and told Matteo to pack. They were planning to run away. Once Matteo was inside, he ga
