Chapter 33

STEFANO. Is it wrong to do this? Maybe. I’m pretty certain that it is wrong. But why on earth does it feel so right? Why does it feel like the most natural thing to do? Am I just so relieved that Valeria made it? Or am I realizing now how much I really want her to be mine? When I found her in that tunnel dying from so many cuts, it felt like my heart was being stabbed and twisted so many times. All those events were pretty much a blur because of how fast I acted. All I knew was that I took her in my arms, carried her while Auric took care of Celeste and led the way around the tunnels. Celeste was crying and feeling guilty about the whole thing, and Auric was just determined to defeat anything getting in our way. We walked seemingly for miles with Valeria bleeding out in my arms until we finally found a passageway that led us back outside. For some reason, we ended up in the vent in the faculty bathroom close to the student government office. And since I’m pretty much the only one