Bound To My Mafla Stepuncles
Chapter 209
But I had to tell them. I had to say it now, while I still could.
“There’s a mole,” I whispered
Their eyes met each other quickly, like they already suspected it.
I took a slow breath. “I think it’s Valentina.”
Dante froze. “What?”
“There have been too many strange things. The missing papers. The delay in the security change. The note I found on the beach that day… the handwriting looked like hers. Then the call on the study phone, warning me, it sounded panicked, like someone knew something was about to happen but couldn’t say it outright.”
she’s been around a long time. But I don’t think she’s on our side anymore.”
I looked at Enzo. “I know you trust her. I know errupted me. They were just listening. Watching me closely.
Silence stretched through the room. None of them
“I could be wrong,” I said quietly. “But something doesn’t feel right. The way she looks at me. The way she always appears right before or after something bad happens. She’s too calm. Too polite. Like she’s trying to stay close but keep her distance. And she was one of the few people who knew where I was that night.”
Enzo’s jaw clenched.
“I had to tell you,” I added. “Even if I’m wrong. You need to know.”
Matteo leaned forward and kissed my forehead gently. “We’ll look into
You did the right thing.”
“I’m proud of you,” Dante said softly, brushing my hair away from my face.
Enzo didn’t say anything. But the look in his eyes said everything. He was listening. He believed me. Or at least he was willing to check.
My head throbbed again and I closed my eyes.
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