Six years after the wedding...
The whole family was gathered around the table as they relished a meal together. Everyone was present, Dominic and his wife, Lorenzo and his. Salvador did most of the talking whereas the brothers ate in silence. The silence was a peaceful one— a rare occurrence indeed.
They evaded overstepping boundaries. It was the only way they attained such neutrality.
Claudia lifted her gaze from her plate and caught Dominic staring intently at her. For a moment, she allowed her gaze to linger on him, locking with his. But after those slow seconds elapsed, she bridled and then shot him a pointed look.
Dominic understood the information she strived to communicate without drawing attention toward her. So he proceeded to avert his gaze but as he did, he caught his mother's eye. She had been watching him, her eyes fiercely narrowed.
His pulse raced.