Chapter 41

Luca

The noise outside barely registered at first. It wasn’t loud enough to drag my attention and I thought it was just another fight between the men, or maybe training that had gotten too rough.

I pinched the bridge of my nose, exhaustion pressing against my skull. My mind was restless and my body was aching. The cold water I splashed on my face in the shower hadn’t cleared the storm inside me.

I had been cold to Lana. Fucking cruel, even.

And damn it..I regretted it.

I didn’t know how to face her after she mentioned my mother. That wound wasn’t one I could let anyone touch, not even her. So I pushed her away. As much as I wanted her close, I needed a little space.

And now all I could think about was the look on her face before she turned away.

I sat on the edge of my bed, hoping for thirty minutes of silence. Just thirty minutes to rest my head will do the trick to get this ache far away from me but someone knocked on my door.

I ground my teeth. “Thirty fucking minutes,”