Elena's POV:

I hadn't had a quiet night, probably because my off-the-cuff question had annoyed Mr. Leonardo, and I could clearly see that he looked even worse when he returned. He had been holding me in bed for a short while, but now he came back with a cold "get out of bed and go to sleep".

I had to go from the bed to the floor, the carpet was cold, Mr. Leonardo did not give me a blanket, nor did he sleep on the side near me, he stopped talking, reached out and turned off the bedside lamp, the room fell into a darkness.

I slowly eased my breathing,...