Chapter 288
- VALENTINA
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- I waited until the house got quiet. Luca was already in bed. Mom had turned in early too. The only light left on downstairs was the one over the kitchen counter. Gustavo was there when I walked in, standing at the island with a glass of water in one hand and his phone in the other. He was scrolling through something, thumb moving slow. He didn’t look up right away.