Chapter 14

They arrived at her family home in less than an hour. Matteo was silent throughout the journey, he didn't know what to say so he just kept himself quiet.

Amara was thinking about her father as she walked through the grand entrance. She remembered all the nooks and crannies of their large house where she would play as a child with her dad. At that moment it all looked meaningless. She didn't feel happy there anymore, not without her dad.

She was about to get a drink from the waiter when Matteo grabs it away from her, then put it back giving the waiter an excuse that she was taking a prescription.

"Do not consume anything here," Matteo whispered subtly behind her.

Amara was a bit startled but she was putting on her straight face and smiled sweetly at the waiter, telling her that she forgot.

"Amara, my child...I've been waiting for you. Bradley said that you're still grieving, but why not here? with us, the rest of your family?"

Her stepmom