ADRIANA I sat on the cold floor, head bent and body trembling in guilt and anger. It had been three days since I was locked up in a dark, damp cell. After realizing that I had slashed the blade on Valerie and not Arlene, my brothers had me arrested and thrown into a cell. The look on their faces and the hatred in their eyes always caused a shiver to break across my broken body whenever I thought of that dreadful moment. Every day, I prayed and hoped that Valerie would be alive and healthy. I didn't care if she detested me more now. I just wanted her to be safe, for poor little Jaden's sake. I threw my head and closed my eyes, sighing loudly. As I sat there, Miles's promises every time we took a walk under the moonlight echoed in my mind, and anger burned in me. He had promised that he would stay with me, for me, but he never meant it. He said we would be together forever, but here I was alone, waiting for the judgment of my brothers in a cold cell. Why did I believe him in the
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