#Chapter 52: In Name Only

Aurora POV “Miss Aurora.” There is a knock at my bedroom door, one of the twin’s voices on the other side of it. When I rise to open it, a phone is shoved in my face. “It’s for you.” I don’t even have to check the caller ID to know exactly who is waiting for me on the other line. It’s clear in Luca’s pinched brow that he’s been absolutely chewed out by Dominic. It almost has me snorting. I shouldn’t be surprised to hear from him. After being brought to the one place I knew Dominic never would’ve wanted me returning to, it’s clear whatever conversation had transpired before the phone had gotten passed to me had been quite volatile. A storm I’m thankful to have missed. Honestly, they deserve it. Even if I had been the one to push Gianna into asking to go—which, for the record, I hadn’t—I knew Dominic wouldn’t be thrilled if and when he found out. If I had run into my father again, the situation could’ve gone sideways fast. A single wrong look. A single comment. A single