Maliya"
I hit send before I could overthink it. Then I closed my laptop and lay back on my bed, staring at the ceiling.
Two to three weeks of keeping this secret from Rafael. Two to three weeks of pretending I wasn't doing exactly what he'd asked me not to do.
Could I manage that? Could I hide something this big from him for that long?
I had to. Because the alternative was watching him fight this battle without the evidence he needed, watching Lorenzo's lies potentially succeed, watching Rafael lose everything because I was too scared to help.
My phone buzzed. A text from Rafael: "Working late tonight. Don't wait up for me."
I texted back: "Okay. But please eat something."
"I will. Love you."
"Love you too."
I set my phone down and rolled onto my side, hugging a pillow. This was g
