Chapter 46
"Yes," Callie said, frustration mounting at the doubt already forming behind his eyes. "I'm certain. He showed me the pictures himself, told me plainly that he arranged it."
"It's just," Rowena interjected gently, "gambling debts would explain things far more logically, wouldn't they? Luca's always been somewhat reckless, hasn't he? Getting into trouble he can't handle on his own?"
"Luca doesn't gamble," Callie said firmly. "He's careful, responsible, always has been. This has nothing to do with debts."
"How would you know that, exactly?" Rowena asked, tone still carefully gentle, though something sharper glinted beneath it now. "You haven't spoken with him properly in nearly two years, have you? People change, Callie, especially when left alone abroad without proper family
