The weeks had been hell. Worse than hell. I would have much rather had a date with Lucifer than worry about Aurora every day. It was all I had been doing. I had been so stupid. Even standing there outside the warehouse after she had left, I was so certain she would be back. I hadn't considered for a second that she would leave everyone behind because of me. I would like to say I was paying for my folly and I was, but the price wasn't steep enough. Cora had backed off thankfully, and Emily had taken her to Verona with her. The only time I had to see her was if I went to Emily and George's place, which I avoided as much as possible for that exact reason. It might have been unfair for me to blame Cora for what happened, but the truth was that after what she had said about Aurora, I could bare

