Chapter 68

Tristin turns her eyes to me as soon as I am seated, the baby in

her lap looking up at me curiously. “Hello, Fay,” she says, her face

cold. But hey, at least she’s talking to me.

“Hi,” I say, giving her as bright a smile as I can manage. Romulus

peaks around her to give me a happy wave, which I return.

My father, on Romulus‘ other side, turns to me as well. “We

wanted to apologize, Fay, as a family. For the events at our house

yesterday.”

“Oh, please,” I say, waving a hand to dismiss it. “Don’t worry

about it. I understand that it’s…awkward. That I’m sort of a new

addition, and that I screwed up some of your plans. I’m…sorry

about that, by the way.” I look into Tristin’s face as I say it.

“Not a new addition, Fay,” my father says, looking at me steadily. “A love one returned to us after a long parting.”

“Yes,” Tristin says, her voice low and rehearsed. “You are a

Her eyes flick to Kent and Daniel then, and

I wonder why.

proceeds a little blandly. The food is good, the chitchat a little dull. I get a lot of family

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considered, before, that I’m actually Italian. I never thought much about my ethnicity, but with my red hair and pale skin,

hair, and roman noses,

showing me these,” I say to Alden,

him. “I’m

myself these days.”

to learn,” he

which I

party goes quite late, with everyone drinking and

oldies that this crowd

not a bad time, overall – even Daniel is laughing and chatting around.

be having a poor time- or, at least, not

He’s very stern, always glancing around the room,

over everyone who comes to say

introduced herself as my great aunt. Does he

time?

feels me watching him and turns his

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his eyebrow.

shrug at him and shimmy my shoulders, encouraging him, without words, to try to loosen up and have a good time. He smirks at me and then looks away, continuing his

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