Dominic
I watched her run. Every muscle in my body was screaming at me to go after her. To grab her, hold her. To stop her from disappearing into the night with that look on her face — like something vital had been ripped from her soul, her chest, and she didn't know how to put it back.
My feet don't move. Not because I don't want to. Because if I do, we lose everything.
Alessio appeared in the doorway a second later, already clocking the way Raven fled from the room, the devastation on her face and the chaos she left behind. He observed the tension choking the room. I looked at him and nodded.
"Follow her," I said. "Protect her. Do not let her out of your sight."
He doesn't ask questions. He just turned and left. The door slammed behind him. I turned back to the room.
Nico hadn'
