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“Watch your tone with the mother of my child,” Signio hisses, moving to stand quickly and then groans in pain. He’s suddenly spasming and cursing Alejandro’s name. How brave when the man in question isn’t here.
“Look at what that animal did to him.” Laura goes from flapping her arms to being in my face within seconds, her pointer finger digging into my right breast. She’s furious and looking at me as if I were scum beneath her shoes. “How could you let it happen?”
“I’m going to suggest you remove your finger and remember you’re pregnant.”
“I hate you,” she sneers while removing her hand, only to attempt to slap me. Before her hand can connect, though, I grab her wrist and push it back none too gently. “You fucking—”
“It’s nice to finally see the truth after all this time. You’re jealous.” I’m laughing again, and it’s not a sound I’d call pleasant. My heart is breaking all over again, and all I can do is laugh with them like they’ve been doing at my expense for years.
I’m the butt of the joke. The naïve, stupid girl who’d gone to bat for her when in reality, my flesh and blood could care less about me.
“Of you? Never.” Signio is watching the exchange from the floor and not complaining about being in pain. Now, he’s smirking and when catching my stare—winks. “I have everything you will never have. He loves me and not you. Will never want you.”
“The feeling is mutual.”
“Liar.”
“Christ, you’re blind.” Shaking my head sadly, I step back and once again motion them toward the door. “But for once, it’s not my problem. You’ll figure it out one day.”
“I’d be bitter too if I were in your position.”
“Out.”
“Have you asked yourself yet how Uncle Matias found you in Miami? Living it up on South Beach?” In that moment, the ground beneath my feet becomes unstable and I use the wall closest to me for support. How could she give me away? How could she put my family’s life at risk? There’s so much I want to say—the urge to knock her teeth in is overwhelming—but nothing comes out. I’m lost inside the pain her betrayal causes. “I recognized the area during our call, Solimar. I’ve been to that same eatery with girlfriends in the past.”
“Why?” That’s all I can manage. My throat feels raw.
“Because having him on my side means I can keep Signio. We’ve worked out a deal that appeases both sides, and all I had to bargain with was your location.”
“Leave before I forget you’re pregnant, Laura.” The anger in my voice catches her off-guard and she takes a step back. “Now.”
“You wouldn’t—”
“There’s a lot of thing you don’t know about me.” I take a menacing step forward, fist clenched at my sides. “Get the fuck out of my room. Last chance.”
With a huff, she leaves the room while dragging Signio behind her. I don’t look at either of them as they cross the threshold, but I do slam the door closed and then sink to the ground. My breathing is choppy and tears are threatening to spill, but I won’t give them—any of them—the satisfaction of breaking me.
If my time with Alejandro taught me anything, it’s to not show weakness and fight back.
When the times comes and if I have no choice, I’ll marry the jackass. I’ll sign my name on the dotted line and play pretend while building a false sense of control.
I’ll bide my time.
I’ll wait to get my revenge.
It’ll be me who walks away a widow.
I’m not giving up on my happiness with Alejandro, and I’ll do whatever I have to for it.
He’s coming for you. I know he is, and he’ll be proud his Preciosa didn’t bow down.
32
“WHERE IS SHE?” I ask the two guards eyeing the gun in my hand and shaking in their seats, while my mother and sister cry a few steps away.
Three hours.
Three motherfucking hours since my little flower disappeared without a trace, and the nonexistent security feed at the restaurant is partially responsible.
