When Rocco heard the words "I don't love you," his eyes went red.He reached for me, his hand trembling in mid-air, but he didn't touch me."Is it because of him?" Rocco's voice was a raw whisper. "Is it because of Adrian Volkov that you're saying this?"I looked at his bloodshot eyes and felt nothing."No," I answered calmly. "This has nothing to do with him.""Then why?" His voice was desperate. "Aurelia, you can't do this to me..."Knock, knock, knock!A frantic pounding on the door."Brother! Brother, are you in there?"Livia's voice, laced with tears and panic, came through the door.Rocco's face twisted with conflict."Don't open it," I said, looking at him. "Let her go away."KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK! The pounding grew more urgent."Brother," Livia wailed, her voice thick with manufactured tears. "I'm burning up... I think I have a fever... I need you..."Rocco looked at me, then at the door, his face a mask of indecision."Aurelia, maybe she's really not feeling well..."I let out a
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