Luciana's POV

The silence at the dinner table hung heavy in the air, almost suffocating. It felt absurd that we were all gathered here, sharing a meal, yet the reality of it was unsettling. I glanced over at Gael and Elena, seated side by side, their eyes sparkling with a shared joke. When they exchanged smiles, a surge of anger bubbled within me.

Couldn’t they sense the tension? I thought, glaring in their direction before my gaze shifted to Leo, who sat beside Romano, ...