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world. We had been together for five years, hiding our

d for my father, Mr. Martinez. A woman who was thrown out of the house when Nina found out s

known a mo

served. Nina treated me like a daughter whenever my father was around, smiling sweetly and pre

ifferent. They treated me just as their mother did, l

a crush

ad done everything I could to avoid her wrath. I was

night Erod came to me with

the family business," Erod said

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, Judith." He took my hands in his, smiling. "S

away. "No! You can

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pered. "Nina will never allow

voice was firm. "I love you,

d. "This will

first time that night. And for the first t

y, Erod's p

spoke to my father. I saw the way Nina's face

as fu

see the fire in her eyes. I kne

t with their mother, whis

ing strange happened. They

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rest of the family, though my father wasn't around. I was shocked. My

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were small. My uniform was clean a

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ergy. I held my head high. When I saw Nina waiting f

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me in my life, I

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