Anna
When they told me we would be at a retreat I was expecting an actual retreat and not just Marisol’s country house. It was more of an olive farm and winery. When we got out of the car, I looked around for other couples but just saw an older couple that ran to Marisol.
“Mama! Papa!” They hugged each other and started chattering in rapid Italian. She followed the older couple into the house and I continued to look around the area. It was quiet and almost reminded me of Holly Hall and Sheeps Lodge.
There was a painful tug when I thought about Melinda’s beautiful Sheeps Lodge. It was now just cinders sitting there.
“You two are going to have to deal with whatever hurt has been brought upon you and the first thing to do is bring up your past. I need to know about Claire and what she was
