THEY LOCKED YOU AWAY SO YOUR SISTER COULD MARRY TH…

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You stare at him.

“Álvarez?”

He nods.

“A lawyer. A brilliant man. A dangerous man, because he knew too many truths about too many powerful families.”

Your hands shake.

“What happened?”

Don Ignacio looks toward the church as if asking God for a courage he never had.

“Rafael was murdered on the road to Veracruz before you were born. Isabel came to us for protection.continue reading …