All was lost. Alina stared in horror at the face in front of her and time seemed to freeze. There was no emotion whatsoever in it. It was hard to believe that this was the very man who had trembled with passion in her arms during the hot summer nights after their wedding.
Now, she scrutinized his face, the stiff features uncompromising like chiseled out of granite. Hard and unforgiving. Despite her optimistic nature, she felt all hope die in her heart. All hope she had to beg for mercy from the man who had been her husband for four months. With whom she had shared every single night since she had been married, a man who had never given her any indication of being human. Except when they had made love.
It was the only time Alina had seen a different Romano; someone with feelings instead o
