I closed my eyes in the bathtub, feeling the warm water wash over my skin. I thought for a moment about how to avoid getting involved with Alvaro. And most importantly, I needed to expose all the crimes Mira and Elena had committed all this time. Evidence in the form of appetite-boosting vitamins alone wasn’t enough, considering Bella had said that Mira was skilled at twisting the facts. Or should I play dumb again? Or should I pretend to be the old Bella to look for clues? I exhaled softly. It turned out that what I had imagined wasn’t this easy. Then, memories of my parents when they were alive swirled through my head. They had always taught me how to survive, how I had to be able to fend for myself if they were gone. It was as if my parents knew their time was short. So from a youn

