ALINA
The silence in the house was slowly eroding my sanity as Riot's cursed words kept ringing in my ears.
"I'm their father, Alina. I legally adopted them."
I stared at the ceiling, eyes dry from too much crying.
I remembered Valerie with Maya in the car behind her, and Riot slapping her so hard that she fell on the floor.
I wanted to spare her children that fate she had suffered almost her entire life. And Roit was making it difficult, even after he'd killed her.
I wished Vector would get here soon.
I sat up, reached for my phone again. Then dropped it on the sheets and paced my room instead.
And worst was Matteo's voice in my head telling me he knew Victoria was dead. I wished Luca would get home now.
I'd been almost in tears when I made the call to him. I
