ALINA
I waited almost nervously for Luca's answer. But as always on the topic, he didn't answer. Instead, he stood and walked away. I watched him go, too tired to go after him.
Instead, I went to sleep. I was too worried to sleep most of the night, my thoughts too tangled with images of Riot taking Maya and Leo from us.
He would hurt those children. Riot was a beast, and he didn't deserve them.
I fell asleep almost at dawn. By morning, I realized we couldn't even leave on vacation. Riley had warned us not to go anywhere.
When I told Luca about this, he told me it was ridiculous. "We'll leave if we want to. I'm sure it can be sorted out one way or the other."
I chewed my lip, trying to believe the same way he did. "Are you certain?"
"Yes. I am. I have a meeting with M
