VEDA

RUN.

And I did. Like the fucking coward I was.

However, I couldn't escape the look of betrayal I saw on Luca's face, or the fear and loss that darkened his blue eyes right before I ran out of his office. That look would haunt me for the rest of my days.

And there was pain. So much fucking pain. Both his and my own.

But you know what? I was pissed off, too. He wouldn't even listen to me. He'd allowed me to explain, but he didn't listen to me. He didn't care that I was scared. That I'd only done it to try to protect him. And...