Chapter 141

• They all settled into the plush couches and armchairs, with Karl pulling Lavinia down to sit beside him. His hand was still possessively on her waist.
• Hana and Thomas took up position on the loveseat across from them, with Andre lounging in the armchair.
• The room felt infused with an unpleasant familiarity. It was the same sort of charged tension that always seemed to spark between Lavinia and her mother-in-law whenever they occupied the same space for too long.