Chapter 35

  ALERA

  Today, we're in her garden.

  She's pruning the white roses, kneeling in the dirt with a wide-brimmed straw hat flopping over her forehead, humming softly in Italian.

  "Come here," she says, gesturing me over. "These are Rosa Bianca. They're delicate. You see how this one's drooping a lit...

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