I almost expected Alessandro to be sitting inside the car that was parked in a corner, far away from the Ammassari mansion and hidden among huge trees. I was pretty sure Xavier was following us but weirdly he was not. I took my time and glanced around. You never know. I have no idea why Mrs. Agosti would want me to meet father during the day. Opening the door, I climbed in and almost jumped in fear as Nico threw his arms around me.
"You scared me," I exclaimed, my heart beating furiously. "Jesus,"
"I missed you," he smiled, tightening his arms so hard that I could barely breathe. Damn, he was strong. I missed him a little too, so I reluctantly raised my arms and wrapped them around him. He was the only person who was close to being a family of sorts.
"Where did you learn to hug?" He
