Chapter 29 You Saved Me

• We walked through the dark alleyways that had been synonymous with danger for so long, I felt Riccardo's hand tighten around mine. It was almost as though he were searching for reassurance, a reminder that we had each other, no matter what.
• “You did it,” I said softly, smiling up at him. “You saved us.”
• He looked down at me with a mixture of pride and exhaustion in his eyes. “We did it, Alessia. We did it together.”