Valeria

I laughed with him. The laughter was so real that the corner of my lips had already pulled before I could stop it. I couldn’t recall the last time I’d done that. Miguel Alvarez made me forget where I was, and exactly why I was here. He had just said something silly about Dante being emotionally unavailable, when it happened.

“Valeria.”

I froze mid-chuckle, while Miguel's smile faltered. I didn’t have to turn my head to know who it was. But I turned anyway.

Dante stood with ...