The storm hit the estate just after midnight. Rain lashed against my bedroom windows, the heavy glass rattling with every blast of wind. Thunder rolled across the sky, a deep, continuous growl that matched the turbulence in my chest. I didn't turn on the lamps. I stood in the darkness, the flashes of lightning illuminating the room in blue bursts.
The door burst against the wall.
Leonardo walked in. A massive flash of lightning caught the lines of his face, his eyes wild and dark with an erratic energy. He didn't say a word as he closed the distance between us. He grabbed my shoulders, his fingers digging into my skin through my sweater, pinning my back against the cold glass of the window.
"Where were you today?" he demanded, his breath hot against my cheek. He was trembling, a rare cr
