The cars were already parked and their engines idling outside the house in the driveway, ready to whisk them away, back to the city, where they would get on the helicopter and head for the forest house.
Inside the house, it was chaos as Lorenzo shouted for everyone to get moving while people ran back and forth, packing their belongings and carrying the bags to the cars.
Nadiya sat on the couch in the living room, so lost in thought she barely saw or heard much of it. She didn’t want to pack anything. Actually, she didn’t want to leave, but the decision was out of her hands now. Still didn’t mean she was ready to pack. Packing meant touching Riona’s clothes and packing them as well, because they couldn’t leave them behind. But she couldn’t do that without breaking down. She was hanging b
