Chapter 8

Emma still felt awful. In his mind he replayed the moment his secret was exposed when all the gangs were gathered.

At the worst time to surface.

When her eyes closed, she saw Sebastian. I saw his face and the way he looked when he learned that she had been raped.

Sebastian was surprised like everyone else, but like her, he seemed to break in half. Perhaps knowing that his beloved woman had been raped by a stranger was too much. As disgusting as it was to think things like that, it made Emma feel disgusted too.

Emma was lying on her bed. It was already morning, but she refused to stand up and have to face the reality that mistreated her. He had barely slept and felt pain all over his body. Pain of suffering, both inside and out. Pietro was still there, she knew he wouldn't leave her alone, but he had given her space. The man stayed up all night and in that second he was outside, smoking.

The house was not on the first floor, but at the back, specifically on a b