EXHAUSTED BY POVERTY, SHE WAS READY TO GIVE UP—UNTIL A RICH WOMAN’S CRUEL TRAP EXPOSED A MILLIONAIRE’S DARKEST SECRET

disinfectant, and wrapped the wound with careful, gentle movements.

“Forgive me,” Mateo whispered, unable to meet her eyes. “I brought you here promising safety, and instead I exposed you to the monsters in my own family.”

“It wasn’t your fault,” Carmen replied softly.

With her uninjured hand, she gently touched his cheek, feeling the roughness of his continue reading …