Chapter 66

Isla let down her sun-kissed hair as soon as she got into her room. She and Rebecca had just returned from their trip to Lazarus' house. She unhooked her earrings while Paige wheeled in her suitcase.

“Just leave the suitcase there,” she said to Paige.

Paige nodded and left. Isla slipped out of her clothes and put on a loose gown. Then, she walked out of her room and headed to the wine cellar. She saw a strange man pouring a bottle of wine into a cup. His eyes clashed with hers.

“And you are?” she said.

“Douglass. A friend of Leo. From Florence.”

“Oh. I'm Isla. Leo's step-sister.”

He extended his hand for a shake, and she obliged him.

“Leo invited me and Sofia, another friend of his, to Napa.”

“I see. He's not in. He must be at work," she said.

“Oh yes, he went to work with his father and Fabian. But he told me he would return early today."

"Douglas," said a fair-haired lady framed at