ut he was certain there was something else they were uneasy about. He had just come back from the army and was excited that he was home. He had gathered enough money to cl

something was definitely up. It must be news about Cassandra get

r. As they ate, he observed his parents and realized they were avoiding any topic concerning th

wrong? Did Cassie get married to s

nd tried to chuckle it off. "

I wouldn't blame Cassie if her heart beats for another man,

that you thought this way, but the situation is quite different. You know Cassie's father owed the

rting from his father to his mother

about it. We will just have to wait an

Bullshit! Cassie is my bride and I love her." His voice was filled with

to handle. Where are you going to see that kind of money to pay him back? He is d

." Tears were already in the eyes of his mot

of this reaction. You just said you underst

gen!" [Papa, she is still a virgin]. He walked towards the door and turned to his parents. "If I don't have the money to get her out of there, then,

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lier, she had been caught in a web when Lucia had asked her if she was a virgin, and a statue she had so proudly held with her head

say," she ha

re forever. Chief had called some other ladies who had dressed them up and made them up. Cassandra wasn't comfortable with the dress

said once she was all dressed. "

gnoring them. She hadn't planned to be noticed this way anyway. Those girls didn't know that she found th

ly night you get to be free in one month," Lucia w

Who is Elena?" she whispered in Lucia's ear. Everyone

Cassandra wondering if she would ever become like those girls. Would she ever be grat

kind of got what she deserved. She was too stu

here? She wanted to speak some senses into these gi

ld decide your fate!" the Chief's voic

ls as they filed out of the shithole they have been put and into the breezy night. Cassandra followed behind Lucia who was humming as she saw the starry sky. At that mom

h dim red and blue lights. Disco light rotating. Everything was dim

so a night that most girls ar

carried away, looking at the other girls going over to men and seducing them. She didn't

h just yet unless Eros rejects you," Lucia said winking at a man at the end of a pool t

hat

cia winked at Cassandra and went

sed. She didn't want to start drinking, she didn't know that this kind of thing existed in the world. She has heard of orgy parties but she ha

making her look up. Four men walked into the room. Their presence commanded the attention of everyone i

ns. Cassandra thought as she

nd he was the one she had watched the day she arrived. Now, she had the opportunity to see his face fully, although the lights were dim, she saw him anyway. If he was the Eros Castillo everyone had talked about, then she had agr

eyes caught hers. She felt a sudden spike in her heart rate and felt her hands suddenly quivering. She needed to look away from him, she tried to will her mind away, but she couldn't. His

denly going to take