Aurora:
“Ezio, wait,” I said, following him out of the room once we got to the house after he checked on Viviana.
He didn’t move an inch forward, but he didn’t turn to face me. I walked toward him and took his hand in mine, intertwining our fingers. He didn’t say a word, but he turned to look at me, and I looked down at my feet, ashamed of him and the reaction that Natalia had toward him.
“I am sorry for what Natalia said. She was in pain and she burst out on you, I’m sorry for that.” I said, and he nodded in assurance before removing his hand from mine, taking me off guard. He cupped my cheeks and kissed my forehead, letting his lips linger there for a moment before pulling away to look me in the eye.
“She didn’t say anything that wasn’t true.” He said, and I looked down at his che
