REINA

After the way Calestino had stormed out of the building earlier, I never would have thought Paolo’s calls were just a coincidence. Not for a second.

When I noticed he’d left me a message—over two hours ago—I was sure it was about that incident. I thought Calestino had told his best friend what he’d walked in on. I thought Paolo was calling with rage, ready to tell me to go die before he got back home. Or something close to that.

Nothing could have prepared me for what I saw. It was the complete opposite of what I’d been expecting.

Not only did he not know what had happened…...