“She sold the house.”

Stephanie laughed and reached for the wine bottle.

“Don’t be ridiculous, Luca.

She can’t sell our house.”

And Luca rounded on his sister with a sound that was half a shout and half a sob, the sound of a man watching the floor he was standing on turn out to have never been there.

“It was never our house, Stephanie!

It was never ours!