*Elio*

“Sorry to interrupt,” Alessandro said as he took in the fact that I was wearing suit pants with no shirt.

I was glad that we were in my parents’ suite where the bedroom was separate, though I suspected Cat was getting up to see what was going on for herself.

I threw a look over my shoulder and saw her through the half-open bedroom doorway, leaning forward as much as she could while still keeping herself covered. I tried and failed to keep a ...