Chapter 26

Giovanni

“This is the guest list.” Emiliana handed me the piece of paper with a weak smile.

“What’s wrong?” I asked, allowing my eyes to scan the names scrawled elegantly on each line.

She hesitated on the spot before dropping into the chair in front of my desk. She wrung her hands in her lap, biting down on her lip in an attempt to shove away whatever was bothering her.

“Em?” I tugged her attention with my deep voice. There was a slight sadness in her eyes, which squeezed at my chest. I hated seeing her upset and even more so when it was someone else’s fault. My blood began to boil, a fire stoking in my stomach at the thought that someone else had done this to her. Her teary eyes flickered to the piece of pap