His words touched me, but I wasn’t moved, I knew deep inside me , I couldn’t trust him.

“But we have to act fast, since you left with Silvio notice I guess he would soon be looking for you,”he said as he looked around wearily.

“We don’t have much time,” I said, urgency overtaking my voice. Nicholas nodded, leading me to his car. I slipped into the passenger seat, keeping my head down as he started the engine and pulled out onto the road.

After a few minutes of tense silence, I finally asked, “Where are you taking me?”

“My house,” he said.

“No,” I protested. “Silvio will be watching...