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Chapter eleven
Catalina
Now it made sense.
The event was for his late wife and child. No wonder he was so unpredictable.
Poor tortured Luca.
And what was with Nico? He seemed just as damaged by something. Something he still couldn't face. It made me want to know more about them both.
How could a man who seemed to be so charming, so good looking, never have had a real relationship? I'm sure I wasn't the first to be attracted to this man. I wanted to help him, but until he let me in, I couldn't. I was determined to figure out the truth.
And I was determined to figure out why and how I was here. I knew they knew more than what they were letting on and I was going to get to the bottom of it. Tonight.
Ever since Nico mentioned the name Rivera, I couldn't stop repeating it over and over in my head.
You Rivera's deserve everything that's coming to you… That's what Luca had said.
In the back of my mind, something was nagging. I felt close to a breakthrough, and I was frustrated that even after being here for nearly two months, nothing had come to me. I refused to believe that whoever I was, was gone forever. Tonight, I was confident I'd find out.
Now, as I sat on the lounge after dinner, sitting across the room from them, I looked from one to the other. Luca as dark as night, Nico as light as day. And Atlas, well he was sweet Atlas. They couldn't have been more different, and I'd come to like all three of them. With Luca and Nico in particular, I struggled with how I felt. The more I learnt about them, the more I started to understand their complicated nature, and although I didn't know the full truth of what was happening here, I couldn't help the growing attraction I felt towards them both.
"How was your business trip?" I asked.
Luca smiled, "Why did you miss me?"
I smiled back but I wasn't going to give him the pleasure of a response. I hadn't seen him since that night three days ago and I wasn't sure if he was being genuine, or his mind was in the gutter. Instead, I turned my attention to Nico and gave him the, 'anytime' look.
He got the message, sat straighter in his chair, and looked at Luca hesitantly.
"Uh, Catalina was wondering what you meant by saying 'you Rivera's' last time we saw you."
Luca looked surprised. "I said that?"
I nodded, watching him carefully to see his reaction.
He simply shrugged, "I'm not sure. Don't listen to what I say in the heat of the moment." He rose from the lounge and poured wine from a beautiful looking bottle and handed us each a glass. His curt look at Nico did not go unnoticed. "Drink. I discovered this while I was away, it's the smoothest, most flavorsome wine I've ever come across. I thought you might like it, Catalina." He held my eyes for a moment before turning and sitting back down. My brows furrowed as I saw the gun tucked into his waistband at his back.
Why on earth would he be carrying a gun?
"Not bad for a wine." Atlas commented. I looked over to see Atlas already placing an empty glass on the coffee table and brandishing another glass in his hand. "But I still prefer my bourbon."
Nico just shook his head at him with a grin, swirling his glass and smelling its contents before taking a sip and nodding his approval.
I, however, made no move. They were trying to distract me. Change the topic, and they all looked at me, waiting to see what I thought,
I cleared my throat, "I find that what people say in the heat of the moment, are usually their most truthful thoughts."
"Oh boy." Atlas mumbled under his breath.
Luca just stared at me with a seemingly impassive expression, but I could tell by the way he was clenching his jaw that he was not happy.
Eventually he sighed, "It's just a name I call people who vex me, okay. I came in, I saw you sleeping on Nico's shoulder, I got... I got…"
"Jealous?" Atlas supplied with a grin. He was enjoying this.
Luca scowled, "Let's just say I didn't like it."
