Chapter Eighty-One

•Lorenzo - Fourteen Years Old•

They never talked about what happened that night...

The night Tomasso and his friend broke into their home, dragged them out of their beds and he had his way with Aurora right in front of him. After they were done with Aurora they beat Lorenzo up black and blue before finally leaving their house.

After that Aurora locked herself in her bedroom for a whole night. Without taking into consideration his own wounds and agony, he tried to reach out to her, unwaveringly staying outside her door, all through the night.

He knew what Tomasso and his friends had done to Aurora, he understood. He had vague memories of his stepfather doing the same thing to his mother. He was ashamed and heartbroken that he couldn't do anything to save his mother back then and now he couldn't do anything to save Aurora.

Lorenzo's heart was broken, and he wept all night long, tears streaming down his cheeks. They had been so blissful, his family was perfect, just Aurora had him. An