Shadow of Betrayal

***Rafael***

It was nightfall already and the moon had come out fully, bright floodlights illuminating every corner of the villa, that the darkness could barely be felt.

I stared at Milena with affectionate eyes as she slept peacefully on her bed, the sound of her soft breathing sounding like a comforting lullaby from my childhood.

I was hardly past the scare I’d received moments ago when she was