Chapter 55

(Mariana)

As soon as Lorenzo steps out, I remain on his bed. He says he stepped out to take care of a business but why do I feel like he's only avoiding telling me the truth? And the look I saw in his eyes while he insisted I eat food before he began confessing, it was a look of fear.

A part of me wanted to hope that it was a fear of losing me and not simply a fear of letting me know the truth about why he's always so eager to keep me in his arms. Why he has always wanted me around or desired me.

The aggressive voice in my head kept trying to emphasize on the negative things, telling me it's reality and I shouldn't be clouded by love. That I might be blinded by love and not be seeing the urgent need to escape. It went on and on, instilling fear in me.

"He's giving an excuse to make you stay. There's no truth that he wants to tell you. He kidnapped you mainly to use you! Why can't you see that? What truth are you expecting? What?!"

I became restless and I sat up. Should I leave? Shoul