Chapter 56_Matteo’s POV
By the time Nadine left my study room, the night had already wrapped itself tightly around the estate. I stayed behind long after the door closed behind her, standing where she had been sitting moments ago, my attention fixed on the empty chair as though it might still hold her presence.
It didn’t but the weight of her words remained.
Everything she said made sense.
That was the problem.
I moved back to my desk and poured myself a drink, slowly, watching the liquid swirl against the glass. The documents Nadine had placed in front of me were still spread neatly across me, I didn't bother going through it again.
What I needed was to understand why they sat so heavily in my chest.
Moana.
Her name alone stirred something sharp inside me, irritation first, follow
