THEY LOCKED YOU AWAY SO YOUR SISTER COULD MARRY TH…

to you except as mockery. Then Francisco arrived, and suddenly marriage became another battlefield where others measured your worth.

“I do not know who I am yet,” you say.

Francisco’s voice softens.

“Then I will not ask you to become my wife before you become yourself.”

You turn back.

No one has ever offered you time.

He continues, “I ask only permission continue reading …