Ezio: “Hi, baby girl.” I heard Aurora say inside the nursery where our daughter was now staying. I stood by the doorframe, crossing my arms over my chest as I looked at her. She didn’t bother turning to face me, but I knew that she was well aware of me being behind her. Viviana cooed when she saw her mother, and Aurora laughed as she held her to her chest. It has been a while since she spoke to me, but I knew that I shouldn’t expect her to be happy with me as quickly as I wanted her to be. She resented me, and for that, I couldn’t really blame her. I hurt her enough for her not to want to look at me. “How is she?” Aurora asked, looking at her maids. There were two who stayed with her during the day and another two during the night. Aurora and I would often take turns to check on her,

