CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX
Thu, 29 Aug 2024 08:51
Giovanni barely had one foot inside the house when Ava's voice pierced the quiet.
“I know what you do.”
His hand froze mid-air, fingertips just inches away from the door handle. He turned, his heart thudding in his chest, and found her standing there, her gaze unwavering.
“Dimitri didn’t have to tell me for me to figure it out,” Ava continued, her tone steady yet laced with something unreadable. “Was that the reason why you’re so afraid of him?”
Giovanni met her eyes, his pulse quickening. “I’m not afraid of him.”
“But you’re afraid of what he knows?”
“No, I—” The words caught in his throat. He grasped for something, anything, to deny, to deflect, but his mind was a blank slate.
Ava closed the gap between them in two quick strides, her eye
