Chapter 61

Catherine

“This was my room when I first came here.” Marissa throws herself on the bed with a sigh and looks up at the ceiling. I walk over to the large windows to look out on the view. “To think that was less than a year ago.” I turn to her with curiosity. “I didn’t come here of my own free will. Antonio brought me here after my parents failed to pay a debt of ten million dollars to him. The contract they signed stated that he had the right to take me if they didn’t pay.”

“Oh. That must have been horrible.” I can’t even imagine the thought of my parents selling me.

“Hm. Yeah. It was. I was angry and confused.” She is silent as she looks up at the ceiling. “Antonio was nice to me tho