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The bedroom was pitch black.I had dragged the heavy velvet curtains completely closed across the glass windows and switched off every single light fixture in the room. I was sitting flat on the cold wooden floorboards, leaning my trembling back against the edge of the mattress and pulling both of my knees tightly up toward my chest. The rough texture of the carpet felt abrasive against my bare feet. The absolute silence filling the space around me was heavy, suffocating, and terrifying.I had been sitting in this exact spot on the floor for hours. Maybe even days. I had completely lost all track of time. The sun outside had risen, set, and risen into the sky once again, and I had not shifted my body an inch. I had not taken a single bite of food. I had not swallowed a sip of water. I had not slept a single second. I had simply sat here in the dark, staring blankly at the far wall, letting the overwhelming dark thoughts swallow my mind whole.My cell phone was resting on top of the be

Gabriella's POVI was on the floor.I did not remember falling. I did not remember sitting down. I just remembered the sound of the door closing and the silence that followed. And then my legs gave out and I was on the cold hardwood floor with my hands pressed against my face and the tears pouring through my fingers.I could not breathe. I could not think. I could only feel. And what I felt was pain. Deep, crushing, unbearable pain.Mariano was gone. He had walked out. He had called me weak. He had insulted my family. He had looked at me like I was a stranger. Like I was nothing.And I had let him.I heard the front door open. I heard footsteps. I did not look up. I did not care who it was."Gabriella?" Raphael's voice. Sharp and urgent. "Gabriella, what happened? Where is Mariano?"I could not answer. I could not speak. I just lay there on the floor and sobbed.Raphael was beside me in an instant. He knelt down and pulled me into his arms. He held me against his chest and rocked me b

Raphael walked slowly down the hallway toward Gabriella's room. His footsteps were heavy on the hardwood floor. His chest was tight. His hands were still shaking from the argument with his father.He stopped outside her door. The door was still broken from where Mariano had kicked it in. The frame was splintered. The lock was hanging loose. He could see her inside. She was lying on her bed with her back to the door. Her shoulders were shaking. He could hear her crying. Soft, broken sobs that tore through the quiet house like knives.He reached out to push the door open. His hand hovered over the wood. He wanted to go in. He wanted to hold her. He wanted to tell her that everything was going to be okay. But he could not. Because he did not know if it was going to be okay. He did not know if anything would ever be okay again.He pulled his hand back. He turned away from the door. He walked to his own room and closed the door behind him.He sat down on the edge of his bed. He pulled out

Gabriella PovI was lying on my bed with my eyes open. My hands were folded across my stomach. The ceiling was white and blank. I had been staring at it for hours. Maybe days. I had lost track of time completely.Something in me had changed. The fog in my head had lifted. The jumbled thoughts were gone. The chaos had settled into something cold and clear.I was thinking about everything. I thought about every single piece of my life. I thought about every single person who had betrayed me.I thought about Davis. He had talked about me behind my back. He had called me a prude with a nice body. He had grabbed my arm and left bruises on my skin. He had broken into my room. He had tried to rape me. He had smiled when he thought he had won.I thought about Mariano. He had looked at me in that club in Vegas. He had held me in his arms. He had promised to protect me. Then he had called me weak and walked out the door.I thought about Vincent. He had saved my life. Then he had betrayed Marian

Gabriella pov"I know the truth now," I said. "I see everything now.""You see nothing," my mother said. "You are standing in the middle of a room, facing criminal charges, with no allies left. Who do you have? Nok? Nok gave you a set of clothes and a push out the door because I told her to."My heart stopped for a second. "What?""Did you really think Nok helped you out of the goodness of her heart?" my mother asked. "She works for me, Gabriella. Every move you made was allowed by me. Every door you opened was unlocked by me.""You are lying," I said, though my voice sounded small."I do not lie to you, Gabriella," my mother said. "I manipulate you. There is a difference. Levi did what he was told because he wanted to keep his sister safe. Nok did what she was told because she knows what happens when people disobey me.""I am going to tell the university," I said. "I am going to tell the court. I will tell the judge everything you did.""With what proof?" my mother asked. "Levi will