Chapter 80. The Night We Leave Florence

Elena POV

I stand in front of my open suitcase, numb fingers folding clothes I don’t even see. Every sound in the house feels heavier than usual ... .the ticking clock, the muffled footsteps, the creak of wood that had witnessed too many secrets.

I try not to think. Not to think of my new school I’m going to miss because I’m going into hiding. I try not to think of my friends, Valentina and Gianna, that I may never see again as Lorenzo has forbidden us not to step into Florence until he permits.

The question is….till when??

I just wanted to start a new school and clear my head and be happy with my friends, but everything turned sour the moment I saw Alessandro in school and also the moment I saw Nico in school too.

I throw a cloth inside my suitcase, frustration piling up. Why can’t I just have a simple life?? It’s always from one problem to another.

I force myself not to think. Not about Lorenzo’s fury. Not about Alessandro’s father’s thre