Opening up

**Fiammetta’s POV**

Emilio’s eyes were on me. Heavy. Patient. Too patient.

“Do you want to talk about what happened that day?”

The words made the air around me freeze. My fingers curled into the fabric of my sleeve, squeezing tight. My heart began to pound so hard I thought everyone in the room would hear it. I could feel their eyes, all of them, pressing down on me. Donato, sharp and restless. Lo