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“How?” Valerio asked.
I sat in front of my brother in his office, while everyone else was scattered around the room. James, huddled on one of the couches, was shivering and glaring at me as if he wished he could strangle me for bringing him back. I took in the room carefully.
It reminded me a lot of our father’s office. The chair even looked like the exact same one. Had it somehow survived the fire, and had Valerio brought it here? My eyes returned to him. He still seemed unable to grasp what was happening.
I knew everyone was waiting for answers, but I wanted to give them a moment to process the shock of seeing two people come back from the dead. While Valerio sat behind his desk, his eyes occasionally darted to James.
The room was thick with tension, and I knew I needed to
