Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Clara, determined to understand the truth about Leo and Matteo, demands to speak with Mr. Moretti. She learns the full story of their relationship, the pain of loss, and the depth of Moretti's grief. The conversation forces her to confront her own feelings and resolve to find a way to save Leo without abandoning justice.
The sitting room was a cage of velvet and shadows. Clara stood at the window, watching the rain streak down the glass like tears she couldn't shed. The mansion swallowed sound, leaving only the ticking of a grandfather clock and the thud of her own heart. She had been left here for what felt like hours, though the pale afternoon light had barely shifted.
The photograph was seared behind her eyelids. Leo and Matteo, arms around each other, faces bright with the careless joy of youth. And Leo's voice, cracked and raw: I loved him. And I killed him.
She turned from the window. The door was still unlocked. The guard at the end of the hallway had his back to her, his attention fixed on some distant sound. Clara moved on silent feet, her breath shallow, her pulse a wild drum. She knew where she needed to go.
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