Anna POV
“Say that again, Anna,” my foster father says. A smile spreads on his face that might look kind to an outsider, but I’ve witnessed enough in my time here that it makes me shiver.
If I repeat my words, he’ll see it as a challenge. As me being disobedient. What can I even say to avoid making him angry?
I glance at Giovanni, who’s watching this unfold with complete indifference. He’s not going to help me. So, I look at Leandro.
Leandro clears his throat and says, “She’s just wondering why you’ve decided to become her foster father when she was never contacted by her real dad, the only connection you have to her.”
Marco doesn’t look entirely convinced, but he seems satisfied enough that I wasn’t going to openly go against him and backed down when I had the chance. He takes his se
