Chapter 351

• Rosa's POV
• I was tired of fighting myself. Tired of pretending I didn’t care when the truth was, I cared too damn much. So, for once, I was going to stop thinking and just try. When I called Alessio and told him I was saying yes—to a real date, not another test, not another way to prove a point—he went quiet for so long I thought the call had dropped.
• Then, in a voice that was rough and careful at the same time, he asked, “Are you sure?”