로그인Cassandra’s POV~The only thing I remembered—no, the only thing that kept playing like some cursed loop in my mind was the fire.The way it swallowed everything in seconds. The choking heat. The thick smoke clawing at my throat.And then Nico’s voice…his panic. Me screaming at him to go, to leave me, to get the hell out before it was too late. And then nothing. Just the roar of somet
Adriano’s POV ~I don’t even remember breathing.One second, the words were out of Salvatore’s mouth—“She’s dead”—and the next, something in me snapped. The sound that ripped from my throat wasn’t human. It was animal. It was hell itself tearing through my lungs.My body shot upright before I could ev
Adriano’s POV ~I felt my breath crawl to a stop inside my chest.It was the kind of stillness that cracked bones from the inside out. I exhaled…just once…and it felt like someone had shoved a jagged stone down my throat and forced me to swallow it whole. Very suffocating. I could barely hear the beeping monitors anymore. The pain in my
Cassandra’s POV ~The car slid to a stop in front of Nico’s penthouse, the tires screeching slightly against the wet pavement. My fingers trembled around the steering wheel, my breath catching in my throat as I just sat there for a moment, frozen, my heart in pieces that I wasn’t even sure I could gather anymore.I barely registered the sound of the front door opening until I saw Nico, stepping out in nothing but his grey pajama pants and a black T-shirt, his sharp eyes scanning the dark, deserted street like he was expecting danger to crawl out
ADRIANO’S POV~A groan tore from my throat before I even realized I was conscious.The pain hit first. A sharp, searing wave that ripped through my ribs and set my nerves on fire. I sucked in a breath… too fast, too shallow and it felt like knives slicing through my chest. My hand flew instinctively to my side, and the second I moved, agony lashed through me so hard I saw black for a moment.
Cassandra’s POV~At first, I didn’t believe what I was hearing.I pulled the phone away from my ear, staring at the screen like maybe I had misunderstood… or maybe my brain had started playing tricks on me. But no—Caterina’s name was still there, the call was still active, and her voice kept echoing through the speaker, just as smug and venomous as I remembered it.I froze.
’s POVThe moment I stepped through the gates of Adriano’s villa, an eerie chill brushed over my skin. It was silent. Too silent.No guards at their usual post, no muffled chatter from the maids or clinking of glasses in the kitchen. Just pure silence. My steps faltered as I stepped deeper into th
CASSANDRA'S POV~Ever since I woke up in this godforsaken cell, broken, cold, empty, a part of me died.It wasn’t the pain in my skull from where Dario slammed his gun. It wasn’t even the cold metal bars or the soulless silence that stretched endlessly around me.It was the memory.The memory of Ad
CASSANDRA’S POV~I couldn’t sleep.It wasn’t just that sleep eluded me… it was like my body refused it. My mind was too loud, too full, and too wrecked to allow something so simple. Not after what Nico said to me. Not after he had brought up my father’s case again… then vanished like a ghost withou
ADRIANO’S POV~The second Nico walked out and the door shut behind him, I turned, left the hallway, and headed straight back into the meeting room.My mind wasn’t here anymore. My soul had been ripped somewhere deep and distant, and the only thing tethering me now was rage. Pure, bitter rage and th







