Chapter 21: The Calm Before the Storm

“Ready?” Myko asked once Reesa was securely seated behind him.

Tightening her hold on his waist, she said, “Ready.”

Not long after, the sound of the motorbike that transported them was mingling with the air it cut through.

Reesa was spellbound by the effect of all this on her senses, as well as by speculations on what their endpoint might bring.

On their first day in Manarola, Cora had given Myko and Reesa the task of selecting sweets for the tasting, while she and Harper focused on the savory baked goods. They’d gone through many recipes since, the products of which not only made it to the customers of Panificio Sartori but largely fed the four of them. When the shop closed, however, Myko was committed to showing Reesa the world outside of work.