Chapter 50

• I entered the dining room, sensing the tension that hung in the air among the Mancuso family members. This time, Don Salvatore wasn't in his usual seat, and Dante was at the head of the table, with Diana occupying the spot that had been designated for me the previous night.
• Allegra, the only person still looking at me with sympathy, smiled and gestured to the empty seat beside her. With a gesture, she suggested that I sit there.
• “Please, Aunt Catarina, sit here,” she invited.