Rafael had just saved my life.
I couldn’t stop pacing around the room, my mind replaying everything that had happened. This house...this giant, cold place..never seemed to run out of drama.
I just hoped Rafael was okay. They didn’t even let me go with him to the hospital. Only Beatrice was allowed. Why her? Why not me? Because I’m still a prisoner here? The thought tightened my chest.
I tried not to cry, but the image of Beatrice pushing me aside to reach Rafael wouldn’t leave my head. Were they really in love? No..he couldn’t love her, could he? But the way they’d been together earlier, the way he looked at her...it felt too real. Maybe she gave him something I couldn’t.
My thoughts drifted to Matteo, and the words he’d spat still echoed in my mind.
“You found your little breeder and
