Cassie:
I got back from class just after four pm. The driver dropped me at the front entrance.
Once I got to my room, I dropped my tote bag on the reading table and headed straight to the shower. I stayed under the hot water longer than usual, going over everything that had happened these past few days.
It was the first time I saw that side of Luca.
And it made me realize that everything was starting to get real.
If he could kill someone that easily, I needed to stop pretending that I was safe just because he said so. I wasn’t his guest. I was here under his control. A fake marriage, a hidden contract, my mother used to trap me. None of it made sense to me anymore.
And he never gave real answers.
I used to think maybe Luca was trying to protect me. But now I couldn’t ignore how litt
