Chapter 10

The days after the fire felt almost unreal in their quiet. No cage. No collar. No footsteps three times a week grinding against my nerves. I returned to Marchetti. My father and Lucas treated me like a treasure found after being lost to the sea. They held me so carefully it was as if even the wind might bruise me. I was Seraphina Marchetti. I had my own name. My own family. My own power. I could go anywhere I wanted. No one could lock me away again. Not even Rafael. He never forced...