“I know,” he gritted through clenched teeth, as though he had the right to be angry with me.
“Then why turn your back on me? Why let me think you believed your psychotic nonna?”
“Because only moments before I learned the truth about her, that she knew who you were before any of us did.”
“Well, that’s great, Elio, really.” I dripped with sarcasm, knowing it would piss him off. “I’m glad that life is one big chessboard for you and your family to play on.”
“You think I wanted this to happen?” he shouted. “To be separated once again from the only woman I ever loved? I needed her to think I hated you, so that I could flip the tables on her and take over what was mine. Remember, I risked everything to see you in the bedroom that night, because I love you more than anything or anyone. But bef
