Chapter 43 She's Got Fire

• From the window in my room I watched as Alessio and his men drove out of the estate. My eyes followed them until they were tiny specks and disappeared from my field of vision.
• I was supposed to be overjoyed that I had gotten rid of Alessio but I couldn't bring myself to be happy. It was strange. Instead of being happy, I wanted to cry.
• It felt like my heart had been ripped out of my chest and was being stomped repeatedly.