#Chapter 29 - A Stolen Life

Stella Luca helps me out of the car, holding onto my arm as we warmly greet the front doorman. His muscular and egregiously tall frame towers over my petite build, making us laugh whenever we catch a glimpse of ourselves in a reflection. “Are you sure I can’t carry you? It’d be much faster—” “Luca, I have two perfectly good legs, let me use them!” I interrupt him with a small laugh, lightly punching his arm as the elevator doors open to reveal my floor’s hallway. We exit and make sure to avoid any people who pass us in the hall. Luca holds out his hand and I place my keys into his palm, watching as he opens up my apartment door. “Come on, let me make you some food before I go,” Luca says before disappearing inside my apartment. I roll my eyes and follow behind, locking the door behind me. “I don’t have much,” I state with a shrug, watching as he scavenges around my small kitchen. “I haven’t had the time to go to the grocery store.” “Then I’ll take you tomorrow. We’ll get