#Chapter 76: Finding Her

Aurora POV Inside the bathroom, I twist the shower handle and let the water thunder against the tile. It’s hot and loud but that’s the point. I slide the lock into place even though it won’t do much against a bratva soldier if they decide to barge in with force. At least it’ll give me time to hide the phone before they manage to get past the door frame. My fingers move fast, digging under my shirt for the burner phone. When I switch it on, it lights up without protest. Thank fuck. There’s no password, just a clean screen that allows me to swipe up with a single flick of my thumb before the home screen is displayed with one bar of service and a text messaging app. That’s it. I hesitate for only a second before typing in Stefano’s number from memory. I was never supposed to memorize it since I’ve never been in a position to need to contact him like this but when you grow up in a world like mine, you commit every lifeline to memory without realizing it just in case. And today