PAULINEThe scream echoed through the hallway, a sharp, jagged sound that pulled me out of my own misery. I had been sitting in the library, staring at the floor, my heart still aching from the way Ricardo had looked at me earlier—the way he had raised his hand, the way his eyes were filled with a hatred that wasn't meant for me, but was landing on me anyway.When I heard the thud and the shriek, my instincts took over. I ran toward Ricardo’s private quarters. I wasn't the only one. The hallway was a blur of movement. I saw Ricardo’s father, his face stern and confused. I saw Maria, looking pale and anxious. And to my shock, I saw my brother, Leo, standing there too. I didn't even know he had arrived.But nothing prepared me for what I saw when we burst through the door.The room smelled of heavy musk and spilled alcohol. Ricardo was sitting up on the bed, his chest heaving, his eyes wild and bloodshot. And there, slumped against the wall where she had been thrown, was Penny.She was
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