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•••••••••• Valerio •••••••••• Nervously pacing back and forth in the dimly lit dining room, I check the time on my watch every few seconds. I’m waiting for Clio, and my heart won’t stop racing. I planned a romantic dinner for us tonight, not knowing what else to do because nothing can soften the blow of what I'm about to do. On our first day on the throne, Clio stayed only for half a day and left to go on her spa date with Athena. She wasn’t supposed to leave, but I let her go because I knew she needed the time away. She’s going through a lot with all the pressure. We both are. I thought the date would do her some good, but she came back more stressed. Her eyes were red and puffy when I got home like she had been crying. I asked her how it all went, and she couldn’t even tell me—she