the labyrinth of the house, b

to go from. He grabbed her hand without giving her the time to think about what to say or h

stood aside watching Sofia. The bright-eyed girl looked up and smiled a wide smile when she saw her father. She st

"Dad

girl was so lovely and she couldn't wait to get her own hug. But when the man set the baby gir

addy gets a hu

and fixed on her. What she saw in the girl's eyes was not love, It was contempt, a contempt

th her?" Sofia muttered

just got back from the h

e it out," the little girl muttered

uickly faded and she glanced at Al

iss Red," Miguel said in

licia and the others presented it. It was quite the opposite. When Isla finally dished out her food, she realized she had

o that she won't catch up with her, but she went after Alicia in her pajamas. She caught up with Alicia in a big hall, filled with

at is going on?" Mariana demanded l

y went and sat on a chair, holding her fac

el like everything is

lie, though. I mean y

ou know when to stop

t's the truth.

t in her eyes? Why does Maya's husband seem so careless about his r

g say Red!" Alicia bolted up from the

g. Were those two even married? Why are there no

y were never marrie

riana!" Al

the truth. Someone had to

she whispered. None of them said anything, they just looked at the floor. "You knew I was...I

r sister died. We lived a different life. Her life didn't have to depend on mine! You ar

inked and the tears fell from her eyes. "You know what?" Mariana said and wiped her t

't leave," Adri

to Adriana. The young

fore you get out of that gate and th

spill everything. I am goi

from her back and pointed it at Mariana. "Y

you want, but I am getting out of here." She took a few steps back and turned sharply to leave. But she bumped into something-no, it was someone. His masculine scent weave

to search hers. It took a mental vise to force her eyes away and

ely. Losing your memory came with a lot of c

grabbed Mariana's hand and walked back into the hall, looking at the trio warily, narrowing his eyes at them. Mariana couldn't help but look down at their hands entwined toget

ng so, so fishy. Since I got back from M

man and looked at the faces of the three people she couldn't yet

survived," Al

twined hands with a smile Mariana didn't find genuine. "Other than her face and the same hazel eyes, nothi

s man wields that they have to look so ter

I don't think it does happen, you know where two people with different characters exchange their spirits or minds or inner man, or whatever it is they exchange. Anyway, we are going t

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little red dress to wear and applied Red's pronounced makeup on her face. Mariana was not very comfortable with it but she an

ok exactly like Red," Alicia s

d was dumbfounded at who she saw staring at her

am sorry,"

down at her fingers. Alicia held her

ent but we shared things a lot of things in common. I said those things out of an

was inevitable, it would have happened anyway

f only I had checked out that area as Don Miguel commanded, she might still be ali

other for a while. Mariana pulled away and looked into her eyes. "I don't know anythi

ave single bad blood in you. She was hellbent on protecting you and sometimes she h

ng anyone that tampers with me. It was like she lived her life protecting me." She dabbed at her eyes and chuckled lightly. "I am going to ruin this makeup. I feel so bad because I

d and held her ha

best, but I can't b

do you. I will always protect y

going to be

a club to go to. Don Miguel i

kind of feel uncomfortable in this dress

style. You are going

be in his fro

"Yes, y

am not use

closet. He was tying his shoelace, but he looked up at her and when their eyes met, her heart went on that skyrocket again. She clutched her hands demurely in front of her. Miguel stared at her like he was just seeing her dressed up for the first ti

o her, cupped her chin, bringing her face up to look at him. His grey eyes pierced into her soul, and he squinted his ey

feel you grew mor