Chapter seventy three

CAELUM

I lost Aurora.

She hadn't called me back in over thirty minutes so I called her, I called and texted her a few times with no response. Her phone went to voicemail and my texts were left on read, despite our understanding earlier. I went outside to call Gianna and ask her if Aurora had arrived but no, she wasn't there either. Her location was off, and that sent me into a bit of a panic. Massimo, our driver was my last hope, yet an afterthought. Massimo said he didn't take Aurora anywhere, but he had seen her walking to the liquor store a few blocks down. He spoke to her, and she barely said a word to him.

I suppose she was angry with me because I said I loved her, a conversation I planned for her to hear under different circumstances. I fucked up, I know but she shouldn't be running off in a dangerous city like this one. I drove around the area like a mad man, searching for her and making calls to see if anyone had seen her. I was hell bent on finding her, I was going to spend t