Luciana's POV

Throughout the night, I couldn't sleep. My mind was a chaotic mess, reeling from the incident with Romano. I tried my best to shut him out, but no matter what I did, I couldn't control myself. It felt like he had a hold over my body, and whenever he touched me, something I didn’t want to happen would happen.

I pulled myself up in bed, sitting upright with my head bowed and my hands tangled in my hair, rumbling it vigorously. Why did he have such control over me? Why couldn’t ...