Chapter 46 Luca

• Luca
• I lean back in my desk chair and check my pocket watch, the worn image of my mother staring back at me. I can’t help but wonder if my parents would be proud of me. I’m not far off from making the vision my father had come true, but would they be proud of the person I became and the choices I made? Would they applaud me or berate me for what I’m about to do?
• My office door opens, and I snap my watch closed. Miguel Garcia walks in, a smug smile on his face. I can see it now, the resemblance. Valentina has his eyes — it’s the only good thing he seems to have given her. How could he have looked into those beautiful hazel eyes of hers and walked away? How could he have abandoned her?