When Maya stepped out of the restaurant kitchen and strode toward the private table where her friends were sitting, she wasn't surprised to find Natalia missing. But disappointment settled inside her as she approached Laura and Haven.
"Sorry, Natalia is still in Milan," Laura apologized on her behalf.
"It's good; she needs more time." Natalia has done this before, so Maya accustomed to her disappearingng on her. She recalled how Natalia vanished when she asked her how her phone ended up in their stepfather's hands when hkidnapped her.r. Natalia reappeared only after Maya had completely forgotteabout it.t.
The more Maya thinks about Natalia's stranbehaviorour and the dirty little secrets her sister threatens to expose, the tighter the knot in her stomach becomes.
