Marco didn't say anything, but he noticed that Laura did everything she could to avoid being caught in the room by him. During the day, she hid around the house, sometimes in the greenhouse, other times in the kitchen, or even in the stable. All of this was to avoid any possible physical contact.
After dinner, he found her curled up in the greenhouse.
"Let's go to bed."
"What's going to happen?"
"Are you afraid?"
"Terrified. I'm really sorry."
"Come with me, I won't harm you."
He picked her up and noticed the tremor; his wife was scared, and he didn't know how to calm her down. He wasn't good with romantic words; in reality, he had never needed them. His previous relationships were without promises and much less feelings. Now he was with the woman he wanted in every possible way in
