#Chapter 114: A Future Beyond

Aurora POV There’s the faintest smile tugging at her mouth, but it fades just as quickly as it comes. “I wish I could go too.” The words hang heavy between us. I lean forward on the cushion. “Why can’t you?” Her gaze flicks away, shoulders curling in a little. There’s a vulnerability too her now that I’m not used to seeing. Gianna is always such a strong-headed person, why would she be feeling insecure? “Because my dad’s refusing to let me out of the house for the time being. He’s still freaked out that I got taken and held captive. You don’t know what I had to go through to even come over here.” That makes my chest ache. I know all too well what it feels like to be trapped in a gilded cage. Hell, I’d grown up in one my entire life. “Gianna… that’s not fair. You should be able to do something for yourself too.” “I know,” she sighs, twisting her tea cup between her hands, the liquid barely touched. “But he’s stubborn when he’s scared. And so is Francesco. It’s making a mes