She’d looked into Ellie’s family, hoping for normal there. Not a huge shock that her grandma’s parents had died about six months before she disappeared. Had the noxious Antonio held her family hostage to keep her from bolting?
Probably.
Was she here because she couldn’t figure out how to say no? Or because she’d hoped against hope that she’d find family again?
Maybe.
What was her agenda? She heard her dad ask the question inside her head. Followed by silence because she didn’t know. Between the Family and Alex—who was rich in family—Nell felt more alone than she had when looking down at her parents’ graves.
Trying to escape her tangled emotions, Nell looked around. It was kind of apt that Cinzia and Mirabelle were each framed by tall, narrow windows. The heavy drapes were held back by
