Author's note: this is from Duke's point of view
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Some of the things Serina told me I already knew, but some were difficult to accept. It's not that I didn't believe her, but I wished that it was not true.
"You lost your memories?", I asked.
Serina nodded in confirmation. "Aldus gave me this name and introduced me as his daughter. It took some time for my memories to start trickling in. It was in bits and pieces, mostly in my sleep, like dreams and during the day I would try to distinguish if those scenes were real and where they fit. I was confused why there was no missing person fitting my description. By the time I remembered who I was, people at home were talking that I eloped with a sexy Italian. Aldus offered me to keep my current identity and here I am."
I wondered why she was not coming back and now I understood that she didn't know where to come.
