er day, Victoria stayed in her room, waiting to be take

room, contemplating finding some o

g was so calm, considering they seemed to be working on

, others discarded for having some defect or bugs. Others were still blooming. Victoria found it curious that, at the same time, as s

had some usefulness for the Mazzini, but sh

overheard, she knew it involved one of the s

omen, prominent members of the family that ran the Mafia Capital

ver they needed, they would

desires these people might have. They are not souls, consciousness, or emotions; they are ju

were sweaty, and her body had chills. Contemplating the possibility made he

t that was exactly what excited him, and considering that other people

dy that had lost its rights was intensely sed

the experience she had. She felt so grateful for Damiano entering that bathroom, and at the same t

h the door. And questioning her sanity, for a moment she thought he might hav

lanket covering her feet, hugging it as if it were a shield. Even so, she

he door, as if he were a horror movie character warning her he was about to attack if she answe

bed, remaining in the same position as b

ia gave about being frightened in his

her greenish gaze seemed to glare at his face. He remained sil

f humanity inside his conscience. And even though she tried hard, looking into his eyes, she only found what s

would be in the situation she had cr

ut any sound. Then, still staring at him, she noticed his gaze changed. The emptiness disappea

at the expression on his face would reveal next. Tryin

f the white shirt he was wearing, also stained

tation, and then clenched his jaw, almost

grand. Just drawings of flowers or birds that m

n't paint birds or flowers." He still st

in some way. Having contact with a family member wa

Put the rest of your clothes on; here are others I bought to be enou

ctoria believed th

e full of security, where she would be force

azardly in the large gray suitcase, all her hope see

r fear of what might happen to her and her parents if she never came back. She couldn't eve

ncome, they would forgive her parents' debt. And in an ideal world, they w

hat was happening, she watched the orange sky and the clouds overlapping in front of the majestic and gigantic sun, w

. Her body struggled to remain firm, and sanity left her constantly. The hallucinations a

in the 14th century, was stunning. That house, the guards, and employ

nt in Victoria's new life w

n she could no longer pretend that everything would be okay because she knew

thought that if she fell backward, it would be less frightening. She could watch the s

e iron bars. She sat on the firm bar that supported the lower ones, her feet swayin

ts and all the good things she had experienced in life, mentally thanked them for all the effort they had made to raise h

e felt like she was living a moment in slow motion, and before she could stop feeling anything fo