Both Aurora and Leonardo had spent nearly the entire day explaining themselves to signora Carina, who was still highly upset about them being out the entire night without informing her.

Finally, they had made peace with her whilst Aurora and Leonardo had spent yet another blissful night with one another. Still tired from their eventful love-making and the streams of light making its way into her room, her legs reached for Leonardo's legs but there was no sign of his legs. Reaching her hands to his side of the bed and the feeling of emptiness filled her.

She jumped up from the bed and looked at Leonardo's side of the...