**Elena’s POV**

"What the hell, Elena? Why would you bring Mom into this?" Elario looked completely shocked, his face pale as he stared at me. He looked as if I had just punched him in the stomach.

"Because," I said. My eyes stayed fixed on my father as I answered my brother. I didn't want to look away. I was afraid that if I did, the courage I felt would disappear. "Raffaele said things to me in his house. He planted seeds in my head, and I want to know exactly what happened. I want to know ...