CHAPTER 46
CALLIE
STRANGE THINGS
The drive back home was silent in a way that almost deafened my ears. This was not peaceful silence, no, this one buzzed in a thick and heavy manner. Like all three of us were swallowing questions we weren’t ready to ask.
Matteo was asleep, slumped gently against the car window, breathing steadily. His lashes fluttered every now and then like his body was still remembering pain. Sienna sat beside him, unusually still, her hands folded tightly in her lap. Santiago drove with both hands stiff on the wheel, his jaw tense enough to crack.
No one said anything.
Not a single word.
I didn’t even trust my voice to work. And I wasn’t sure if I wanted it to.
By the time we reached the house, Matteo barely stirred. Santiago lifted him effortlessly, like he wa
