Aurora: My heart raced against my ribcage as I saw the man who stood in front of us fighting himself. Ezio looked at me for a second, and I knew that he saw and understood my pain. He even felt it, despite being quiet, I knew that my mate was feeling every bit of pain that I was feeling. And that made the matter even worse. “Do you want to drink something, baby girl?” He asked, snapping me out of my thoughts. I shook my head before looking down at the book, knowing to go back to whatever we were searching for. I didn’t know what it truly was, but I could tell that it was something that was important. “I don’t want anything, thank you.” I said, watching as Ezio sat on the chair in front of mine. I was sitting in the far side of the room, wanting to be alone. Thankfully, everyone in the

