Chapter 74. The Police Are Here

Elena POV

I don’t even know when we get home. I just feel someone pulling me out of the car and leading me to my room.

I feel numb. My body, my senses, my mind….they all feel numb.

The door to my room opens and I am led inside.

“Take your bath and rest. We’ll come to check up on you later” Riccardo says, his voice very soft and caring.

He’s back to being all sweet and caring with me….but he’s the same person that fucking killed a person without regrets earlier.

How can someone have two personalities??

I don’t even say anything….I just walk to my bed and lie on it, with my eyes fixed to the ceiling.

I notice Riccardo lingering a little in my room, and then he’s gone.

***

Morning comes gray and heavy, filtering through the curtains like smoke. I am still in my party dress as I didn’t have the energy to change.

I haven’t slept.

The sound of Alessandro’s painful groan when he was stabbed keeps replaying in my