His last words were still ringing in her ears. He broke up with his wife?
“I couldn’t do it anymore. I tried to be what my father wanted me to be, but… and when King Riccardo found out that I was the one leaking information to you, and I had to leave anyway, it just became clear to me. I’d chosen you a long time ago, Aurora. It’s always been you.”
Aurora had to force herself to breathe.
“But… you were married…”
He waved her off.
“Yeah, on paper we were. We had separate rooms, separate lives. I never even slept with her, I just waited until she fell asleep and planted some memories in her head.”
Thoughts were swirling through her head so quickly, she was glad that she was sitting already or she might have fainted. Matteo leaned towards her and took her hands in his.
“I swear, luce
