"...Tesoro."

The familiar nickname struck Aria's heart like a wave and her beat quickened instantly.

Her fingers instinctively tightened around the edge of the counter before she slowly lifted her chin.

Her expression became calm and almost unreadable making Reed wonder when she became so cold.

"I'm sorry, sir." Her voice was polite and distant, not like his tesoro.

"My name is Aria Alessandro."

Those six words shattered what remained of Reed's heart.

Reed swallowed the lump in his throat nervously and he looked around the bakery, seeing people looking at them at them curiously.

“Can we at least go in?” His voice was extremely low, yet heard by Aria...