Chapter 35
Caterina stood by a tall window in her mother’s office overlooking the vineyards of Mille Étoiles. Heat radiated from the glass pane, though a breeze circulated the warm summer air in the office. She’d been on the telephone most of the day assisting Ava, negotiating with buyers who had heard about their award in Paris.
After she’d seen Santo at the old ghost winery, he had arrived the next day to test the vines with Raphael. Her emotions were raw, and she’d managed to avoid him, but she’d give anything to hear from him now.
Had their best vines been poisoned?
And how long would her heart continue to beat without Santo?
Feeling on edge, she clomped downstairs, hurried outside, and trudged up the hillside to one of their higher blocks of vines, which was slated for harvest so
