Mena With a burst of emotions, I stormed through the halls of the mansion, towards the bedroom. Levi trailed behind just as I had expected from Alessio’s puppy. The audacity of Alessio’s reaction at the hospital made my ears steam. I understood that he was not in his usual state of mind, overwhelmed by the loss of his uncle—but that didn’t excuse any of his lies. I wasn’t going to push away my feelings because there was ‘more important stuff’ going on. No. The more I thought about it, the more it hit me that if Alessio had told me about his visit to Anson, I could’ve at least warned him with what he was dealing with. I could’ve warned him to keep an eye on him, and it wouldn’t have gotten to this. Anson’s fearless behavior was something I was all too familiar with, and Alessio undere

