Bound by Love novel · Chapter 23 of 24
Chapter 23: Cleveland Welcomes Her
Cinzia was already at the foot of the stairs with her duffel on her shoulder when we came down.
"The car's outside," she said. "I have a chemistry quiz at nine tomorrow, and a dorm room with a lock on the inside."
"I'll drive you to the state line myself," I said.
"You will not. You're going to go in there and sit down."
She hugged me with her good arm, hard, and spoke against my hair.
"Thank you for walking me onto the bridge."
"Call me from the car."
"Every night," she said, and kissed my husband on the cheek, which made him go stiff as a post.
She went out into the evening with her chin up, and I watched until the car turned out of the drive.
Then Adriano took my hand, and we walked into the dining room together.
The captains stood along both sides of the long table, every one of them, with their hats off.
The old gray captain waited at the far end by the foot, where Osvaldo's chair had been.
At the head sat Adriano's own great carved chair.
Beside it, at his right hand, someone had set a second one.
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–6 of Bound by Love are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
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