Vanessa could barely sleep that night. She tossed and turned, wondering what Raffaele’s parents were thinking of her, wondering if she could live with the decision he would have to make. Whether he would leave her and stay with his pack or defy his family and stay with her, both options didn’t sit right with her at all. And while she understood why he preferred talking to her in person, it didn’t help to put her mind at ease not knowing what would happen. But he said that it didn’t change the way he feels about us, that means he still wants to be with us, Chiara reminded her. But at what cost?
She woke up in the morning, after barely a few hours of sleep, the promise of a headache forming behind her temples. He would pick her up soon, so she dragged herself to the bathroom to take a long,
