SIERRA'S POV!Ito ang pinakaunang beses na naramdaman ng balat ko ang ganitong klaseng lambot. Cotton. Branded. Magara. The kind of fabric Claire would have worn effortlessly, the kind no one had ever imagined me wearing. And yet, today, it clung to my skin, smooth and soft, and made my stomach twist.Parang mali.Tila hihiram ko ang buhay na kinagisnan ng ubang tao... knowing it would be taken back violently once the show was over.Ngayong araw, dadating si Alessandro. Ipapakilala nila ako. Hindi bilang pamangkin. Hindi bilang tao. Kundi bilang kapalit. The unlucky niece. The one who would carry the weight of someone else’s power and wealth.My chest tightened. I wanted to cry. I wanted to curl into myself and disappear. But earlier, my aunt had leaned close, her voice low and threatening.“Umayos ka,” she had warned. “Huwag kang mag-eskandalo. Kung hindi, ibebenta kita sa bahay aliwan "Napalunok ako habang nakatitig sa kisame hanggang ngayon nasanisip ko pa din ang sinabi ni Auntie
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