“The most serious consequences are psychological. I’m not a specialist, but I’ve seen abuse victims in situations like this before. They shut themselves away inside a shell and may appear normal, but whatever remains trapped inside never truly disappears.”
I had always known I might be able to rescue her.
But never truly save her.
After Alexandra’s admission process is completed, two beds are placed in the same room.
Francesco stares at his phone while Alexandra sleeps peacefully, as though nothing evil could ever reach her again.
“I knew you’d spend the entire day wandering between two rooms,” he comments. “With them together, we can keep a better watch over both.”
“Thank you. And Frances… thank you for everything. You have no idea what that vote of confidence meant to me, even thou
