~Amara. The city was loud and alive and bustling with the news of Nero's missing bride. I slinked in the shadows the best I could and made it to the bar. The one I worked in two years ago. It was as if I had never left .I just made my easy straight to the storage area where they kept outdated strip wears and curled myself into a corner,knees drawn to my chest as I rocked on my butt. My breathing was shallow as I went through the events of the past few hours.I worried about my kids but I knew Nero would never harm them.They were his afterall .Even at that,I trusted Marco.If Marco said he'd protect my kids then by Jove,that's what he'd do. Suddenly I heard footsteps and I knew. I just knew. Light suddenly flooded the room .I blinked, momentarily blinded by the lights. I didn't resis

