Chapter 175

Danica gazed at her pale face in the mirror. Wide eyes with dark circles beneath them reflected back at her. Taking a deep breath, she shook off the remnants of her nightmare: she’d been back in Julio’s house. But this time, as much as she tried to fight him off, he kept overpowering her. She was alone. In the dark. In the cold. She had almost given up until he appeared. Lorenzo. Saving her again. Her very own hero. He was making a habit of this. And she was going to sleep with him. He’d keep her nightmares at bay. If the sisters found out, they would be disappointed, right? She could visualize them fainting at the news that she was sleeping with a man. A man who was not her husband. Don’t think about them. For now, she was safe with Lorenzo. She struggled into the pj top, which was too big. She undid her braid, shook out her hair, then tried to tame it with her fingers but gave up. Gathering her clothes under one arm, she opened the door. Lorenzo’s room was larger and airier than the