CATALINA’S POVJavier and I had been sneaking off to the cabin for two months. Usually, I would have gotten bored after a week but with him, it was different. I even looked forward to our visits to the cabin. But today when I stepped into the cabin, it wasn’t to have sex with my bodyguard. My mouth dropped. Papa stood there, with Nate beside him as his men beat up Javier. Javier was on his knees, blood streaking down the side of his face, his shirt torn open. Two of Papa’s men held him by the arms, forcing him upright each time he tried to fall.“Papa—” I started, but my voice caught in my throat.He turned toward me slowly, his eyes cold and sharp. “So it’s true,” he said. “My daughter has been spreading her legs for the man paid to protect her.”I froze. The words cut deep, even for him.“Papa, please—”“Shut up!” His voice cracked through the air like a whip. He had never spoken to me like that before. “Do you know what kind of shame this brings me? To our family? Tell me the
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