Twisted Ties
Celia added, “wasn’t forced. But it wasn’t entirely voluntary either. It was arranged—convenient, strategic, expected. And despite everything, I came to love Joaquin. In the way I could. In the way we both could.”
Ainara looked down at her cup, unable to meet her mother’s eyes.
“But my child,” Celia said, “there are things I can no longer change. Feelings I never fought for. And secrets I may never be able to tell.”
She paused, looking intently at Ainara.
“But you,” she continued, “you still have a chance. You still have time. And I hope you don’t waste it in silence.”
Ainara’s throat tightened.
“True love,” Celia said, “should never be hidden. It should never be concealed behind duty, or fe
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