I was completely unaware of her presence until she started raining down blows on Luca. He released me and turned to block the blows. It was so fast I couldn’t even think what to do. Luca just sat there and took it. I knew he would never lay a hand on a woman, not even to restrain her.
“Emily. Stop. Now.” She paused instantly before pushing him one last time like a stroppy toddler.
“I won’t let him do this to you, to treat you like his little plaything. He keeps picking you up and putting you down, and I’m sick of him hurting you. He’s a grown man and should know better.” Luca wasn’t stupid, he knew his actions were making things harder for me, but neither of us could help it. We tried to keep our distance. I knew he had tried, but we just didn’t seem able. The second he was close to me,
