| 80 | Give It Time

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I feel like someone just poured a ton of bricks all over me. I glance around, half-expecting Dominico to appear by the stairs any second, my heart pumping more blood and faster. I don't like how quiet and dark the rest of this house is, including the front yard. “How did you find out?” I feign a calm, almost robotic voice.

Did Alina talk to Ignazio before he got arrested?

“Arabella. Remember her?” Alina mutters on the other line.

“Yeah.” Arabella, her 20-something blonde Italian friend. “She was in housekeeping.”

“Messaged me out of nowhere. Her fiancé’s an inspector. He told her about San Pietro.” Alina’s voice wavers.

“Oh. Makes sense.”

“Hey. You sure about coming back here?”

Coming back to Italy? “What d'you mean?”

“I don't... I think, you and Dominico should stay there. For the meantime. Like a month or two. Or just stay there for good.”

“Here in Canada? No. I-I don't think that's gonna work.” I shake my head as if she could see me right