Chapter 20 What Do You Want From Me?

• Matteo's gaze deepens with the intensity of a storm when our eyes meet at Pietro's bedroom door. A fraction of a second feels like an eternity, and my heart races with the anticipation of the imminent confrontation.
• "What's going on here, Giovanna?" his voice cuts through the tense silence, and my mind struggles to find words that can soften the situation. "Besides having to put up with you, now I have to worry about locking all the doors in this house?"
• "I... I just wanted to..."