Sofia I let out a deep, shuddering breath as I stepped out of the hostel. A black car, the kind that costs more than my entire family's savings stopped right in front of the school gate. The driver, a tall man in a dark suit whose eyes never left the road, stepped out and held the back door open for me. I was contemplating my sanity. What made me take such a stupid and bold decision to go to Luca's house? I should be happy after what happened between us, he hadn't tried to contact me, maybe he finally got tired of me but I had walked right into his arms again. The ride was silent, and I focused on the rosary beads I kept tucked in my pocket, running them through my fingers like a talisman against the encroaching darkness of his world. Just when the silence was becoming unbearable, th

