Greg's POV
I just stood there, staring at Aurora, waiting for her answer, my chest heaving with anger. My heart was pounding so fast, I could hear it like drums in my ears.
The longer she stayed silent, the angrier I felt. How dare she? After everything I had done to keep her safe from them—bringing her into my home, protecting her, showing her that I wasn’t just some ruthless monster. And this? This was how she repaid me?
Dio Mio! How dare she try to escape?
“Well?” I barked, my voice cutting through the tense silence.
She whimpered softly, her lips trembling. “I... I’m sorry.”
Her apology only made me angrier. I couldn’t hold it back. “You’re sorry?” I shouted, the words echoing in the cold morning air. “That’s it? You’re sorry?”
She nodded quickly, shrinking back like a frighten
