After the kiss they shared, Estefano always found a way to get close to her. When he left or returned home, he always kissed her. Sometimes she even thought about dodging or repelling him; but she remembered the agreement they made. The irrational fear she felt had diminished, but when she remembered what she went through with her late husband, a shiver ran through her. She couldn't help but compare the size of Otávio and Estefano; the former was short, not a man people feared just by looking at him, but Estefano was extremely tall, manly, and inspired fear. Every time she was forced by Otávio, she felt pain for days, sometimes even experienced bleeding, and she couldn't stop thinking she would die from the pain the day Estefano finally decided to consummate the marriage.
Helena was organ
