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

The house was quiet. Snow tapped lightly against the glass.

“For the children?” he asked.

She turned quickly. “Diego had a nightmare. Sofia said your wife—” She stopped herself. “Patricia used to say food after bedtime was for spoiled children. I thought maybe tonight they needed something warm.”

Alejandro leaned against the doorway. “You don’t have continue reading …