章 39: A Fragile Heart

The rain had picked up, drumming against the windows with increasing intensity, mirroring the unsettled tension in the air. The rhythm of the storm outside deepened the silence within the car, leaving them all with thoughts too heavy to speak.

Finally, Leone broke the stillness, his voice low and controlled as his words sliced through the tension. "Edoardo, you can stop talking."

Edoardo swallowed hard, nodding quickly, his eyes flicking nervously to the rearview mirror once more.

As the rain continued to battered against the windows, Evelina felt a coldness creeping up her spine, her body tense as though caught between two worlds—one that belonged to her past with Liam, and the other, the uncertain present with Leone.

She could feel the weight of her breath, shallow and uneven, as if the very act of exhaling might release more than just air, but all the bottled-up feelings she'd tried so desperately to suppress.