Chapter 8: Send Me Everything
When I told Vittorio what his family had planned, he did not shout.
He simply said, “Send me everything.”
So I did.
Audio transcripts.
Bank records.
Draft contracts.
Messages between Matteo and Luca about moving assets before the baby arrived.
Bianca’s voice discussing how to keep me dependent until delivery.
Two days later, Bianca invited me to Sunday lunch.
Her text said: We should speak as women.
I knew exactly what that meant.
They thought they could corner me, frighten me, and make me obedient again.
So I went.
But not alone.
They did not notice Ruth waiting in the car.
They did not know Vittorio’s driver had followed mine through the iron gates.
They had no idea the storm had already reached their roof.
Inside, the family sat around the long dining table.
Matteo smiled.
Bianca smiled.
Luca smiled.
All wolves.
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