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Chapter 77

Vanessa

Only five days? It feels like I was locked in that basement for years.

But that doesn't change the fact that in five days the person I was...the strong, confident queen at Diego's side...has vanished, never to be found again.

The tears stinging my eyes finally fall, and with a shaky breath, I reveal the truth. "He raped me, Diego. So many fucking times. I'm ruined now, tainted. I understand if you'll never want to touch me again."

Blue flames ignite in his eyes. "Is that what you really think, Mama? That I wouldn't want you anymore because that fucker touched you without your consent?"

"The last time...I made him think I wanted it...and I..." My voice falters into a sob, choked by the guilt and shame that pierce through me like a knife.

Diego's voice trembles with emotion as he pleads, "Please, let me help you."

I shake my head violently, squeezing my eyes shut, trying to block out the sound of his pleading voice.

After what Nathan did to me, I don't see a way I
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