LUCIANO’S POV Felicia left shortly afterwards, having me turn to return to my room that had now become Violet’s. I pushed the door open and stepped in, immediately spotting Violet’s back view. She was now up and seated, head hung low as she pulled her knees closer to her chest. “Hey,” I breathed out, quickly moving towards her to join her on the bed. “You’re up.“ On hearing my voice, she raised her head up and looked at me with tear brimmed eyes. A distressed sigh escaped my lips as I looked at her, noticing how tear stained even her cheeks were. She looked like she was in so much distress, her eyes swollen from crying her whole face bruised. Still clothed in the tattered dress from earlier, I could spot visible red marks all over her skin, my stomach clenching at just the sight. “L

