Chapter 52 So Intimate

It was a silvery early morning, and Leah was working on new designs in her room. But her eyes kept flickering to the outside through her balcony glass door every now and then, searching for the man who was the reason for her restless heart. She sighed, returning her focus to her work. It was still a few more minutes until dawn, and he might still be asleep. But Leah hadn’t slept the whole night. She was terrified that Stefano was still angry with her and that he wouldn’t come back. That he would leave her—just like everyone else she had ever cared for. They had all left her, finding her useless.