Chapter 48. Fingering

“Come here.” Dante invited Natalie over. She hesitantly complied.

Natalie stood in front of Dante with her head down. She felt a little awkward. “I didn’t mean to kick you out. I was just pretending in front of that woman.”

“Why aren’t you in your room?” asked Dante. It was 3 a.m., so it was only natural that he would ask that.

“I was going to get some cold water, and then I overheard your voices,” Natalie answered honestly.

Dante pulled Natalie down to sit beside him. His hand caressed her cheek where Camilla had slapped her. “Does it still hurt?”

Natalie shook her head. Slaps like that were actually common for her when she was still in prison. It was just that she was quite surprised because she did not expect Camilla to do it.

“Who is Camilla? Why did she come here?” she asked.

Dante snorted. “She’s the granddaughter of my grandfather’s best friend. She and I have known each other for a long time.”

Natalie finally understood. Camill