She steps into the foyer. Once again, her jaw drops at the opulence.
A chandelier. A freaking chandelier!
“Grandpa, I… can’t believe what is happening “
“ I know. It’s my fault for not telling you sooner “
“ Telling me what? “
“ This is our ancestral home, Kirania. Our family’s home. Home to the Alferos “
She has in such a daze, she don’t even notice her grandpa guiding her into the dining hall. Until she stops, shock hitting her like a sledgehammer. Mirza stands in the doorway. He’s with several armed guards, as well as Kevin and Uncle Taky.
She thinks back on all of the times Mirza and Grandpa pretended not to know each other. Her cheeks flush with humiliation.
I wonder what else they hid from me when they were pretending to be my friends.
Mirza avoids meeting her gaze, instead
