SHE WAS JUST THE MAID NO ONE NOTICED—UNTIL SHE TOOK THE SLAP MEANT FOR A LITTLE GIRL, AND THE MOST FEARED MAN IN THE HOUSE SAW EVERYTHING

want Sofia and Diego safe. That’s all.”

Alejandro held her gaze for a long moment. Then he nodded. “They will be.”

Patricia laughed again, but it cracked this time. “You can’t just throw me out.”

“No,” Alejandro said. “I can do far more than that.”

Victor opened the dining room doors.

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