Chapter 179 It's My Fault

• Adriano felt his heart slow, more at the fact that she was crying than at the fact that her sister had been in an accident. Hell, his arms ached to hold her and comfort her.
• "When did this happen?" he asked calmly, balling his fists at his side to keep from reaching out to her.
• Serena wiped the back of her hand across her face, her body shaking as she leaned against the wall of the closet. "I um... I think it just happened. She was on her way back from the party. Drunk driver. Anna called. She said... Rita is in surgery. It's bad," she said, her chest heaving furiously as though she were seconds away from having a panic attack.