Ivonne's POV The water was still running when I realized my hands still wouldn’t stop shaking. No matter how much I scrubbed, no matter how hot the water got, I could still feel it—sticky, heavy, wrong. Blood that wasn’t supposed to be on me. Blood I couldn’t explain. “Ivonne,” Hector said softly behind me. I flinched. He reached forward and gently turned off the tap, then took my wrists before I could pull away. His hands were warm, steady, grounding. He examined my palms, my fingers, the faint red marks that refused to fade no matter how hard I’d scrubbed. He lifted my chin. “Tell me again what happened.” My chest tightened. “I already told you,” I said, my voice coming out thin and brittle. “I don’t remember. I don’t remember anything.” His jaw tightened slightly. He sighed—not in anger, but in exhaustion. Like today had carved something deep into him too. The sound hurt more than if he’d shouted. “So you don’t believe me,” I said quietly. Hector’s head snapped up. “Th
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