Chapter 0316

Rafe immediately goes into Prince–mode, continuing to pat Gran on the back while looking up at Luca and quietly mouthing “who is this?”

Luca sighs and gestures towards her. “Rafe, this is my Gran,” he says. “She’s…a big fan.”

“Oh,” Rafe says, his eyebrows going up, because of course we’ve heard a lot about Luca’s

Gran at the Academy. “Oh, with the cake!” he says, laughing a little. And then, I think to everyone’s shock, he puts his hands on Gran’s shoulders and presses her away just a tiny bit. Surprised, Gran opens her eyes and looks up into his face.

And then, in what sounds like perfect Itablio, Rafe says, per la torta. Lo amaro.”

Grazie

Gran gives a loud shout of joy and then starts to cry harder, pulling Rafe close again and tucking her face away against his stomach, crying hard into his shirt.

“Oh my god,” Linda says, hastily putting down the iced tea and reaching for her. “Mom, please

“No, it’s okay,” Rafe says, holding out a hand towards Linda and giving her his best Princely smile. His other hand softly strokes Gran’s back in a comforting way. “It’s fine. This… happens sometimes.”

And Linda laughs and rolls her eyes but gives a shrug, like he asked for it. Gran continues to cry softly, starting to pull herself together, as Luca looks awkwardly between all of us, and then over to his uncle.

out towards his coach. “This is my uncle and my coach, Bruce Grant. Bruce, this is ”

hand at him, clearly indicating that he knows who they are, and Luca hangs his head. He doesn’t

all the confirmation

from him, staring at the guilt in the lines

softly. “You

he says, crossing

casual and defensive. “Yes, I did it. I told the

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to stroke Gran’s back, clearly unwilling to push her away when

inch or two shorter than him. Bruce doesn’t flinch away, instead simply.looking at Jesse with a steady frown. “You had absolutely

Bruce snaps back, glaring at Jesse, not

profits when to

Luca’s name

THES

so does Jesse, and I look up at Luca with sadness in my eyes. Because I’m starting to put it together now- that Bruce did

is the one reaping

he sell it for? I whisper, directly into Luca’s

to me, his

I

echoing in my mind as

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