*Bianca*

I should have known better than to spend so much time alone with Leo. I had avoided it for days. I tried to make sure there was always someone there as a buffer. I preferred that we had several chaperones, but I couldn’t turn him down when I saw his face fall at breakfast when he asked me to go for a walk.

I hesitated and sputtered. At first, I didn’t want to go. I was tired. It was cold. I knew my resolve would waiver. The truth was that was the main ...