Laura’s POV
I sat on the edge of the couch, my fingers gripping the phone as if it were a lifeline. Antonio’s voice still echoed in my ears, but it wasn’t what he had said that unsettled me. It was what he hadn’t said.
The revelation about him and Alexander being family was like a puzzle piece clicking into place. Suddenly, so many things made sense—Antonio’s demeanor, the way he seemed to move through the world with such ease, his mysterious connections. But it also raised more questions. What else was he hiding? And why hadn’t he told me?
The more I thought about it, the angrier I became. I had made a deal with Antonio, one that I thought was on my terms. But now it felt like I had been played like I was just another pawn in a game I didn’t even understand.
I stood abruptly, pacing t
