She smiled again.
But this time—
it wasn’t relief.
It was certainty.
“You used to say that too,” she murmured.
My breath caught.
Because suddenly—
I remembered something I had ignored.
Something small.
Something I had dismissed.
The first time my mother accused her…
Mariana had said the same thing.
“She’s watching me.”
I had thought it was fear.
Or exhaustion.
Or manipulation.
Now—
standing in that dim kitchen—
I wasn’t so sure anymore.
I took a slow step back.
And for the first time since all of this began…
I didn’t know who I was supposed to protect my son from.
Sometimes, the danger doesn’t disappear.
It just changes shape.
And this time—
I had no idea
if I was already too late.
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