She was lying in his bed, and he had to keep reminding himself that that didn’t change anything between them. She was scared, she was tired, and needed a place to stay, a place where she could feel safe. But he couldn’t get over the fact that when she was feeling scared, she came straight to him. And in the midst of all that, when his first priority should be to keep her safe, to figure out who wanted to hurt her, all he could do was being happy that she chose him as her safe space.
He finished his drink and pulled out his phone. It was late, but he didn’t care about waking his sister when he dialled her number.
“What’s going on, Matteo? Why are you calling me in the middle of the night?” She sounded sleepy.
“Aurora is here,” he replied, and he could hear the rustling of her sheets as
