HIS WIFE COLLAPSED FROM EXHAUSTION WHILE HIS MOTHER SAT EATING—BUT WHAT THE SECURITY FOOTAGE REVEALED SHATTERED THEIR FAMILY FOREVER

be.”

“I don’t want her in our house.”

“She won’t be.”

“I don’t want you making excuses for her anymore.”

Alejandro met her gaze directly. “I won’t.”

Sofia studied him for a long time.

“You understand,” she said carefully, “that this doesn’t fix us.”

“I know.”

“You understand that I don’t know if I can trust you.”

His voice remained quiet. “I know.”

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