Chapter 210

• REGINA
• She left the place quickly, trying to make up for lost time. She had spent the entire night at Milo's apartment and had fallen asleep that morning. He had left early and had told her she could stay as long as she wanted, which she appreciated. But she had dozed off and was running late for work. She closed her eyes and a shiver brought back the memory of the previous night, another one in which they had shared those overwhelming and intimate moments.
• The episode with Melody the previous week had not broken the magic: the way he had turned her words around, how he had caressed and kissed her with fire and passion, had convinced her that it could work. Of course, it was risky, she was committing body and soul to something that was becoming increasingly uncertain. She supposed he had some feelings for her; she was clear that it wasn't just sex they were experiencing, but he hadn't expressed anything to her. And Regina had decided that she preferred the risk, she had considered it: