Valeria's POV
After Bella had stormed off, I sat on a bench in the second-floor corridor, a quiet sorrow settling over me. I didn’t understand how my own sister could wish me dead. What had gone so wrong between us?
I’d volunteered to marry Eric because I loved Bella and wanted what was best for her. But when had she changed so completely? When had she become a stranger to me?
Ever since Marcus brought up the idea of marrying Eric, my life had been spinning out of control. And now, perhaps, it was all finally coming to an end.
What would Eric say after Bella told him everything? How would he punish me for deceiving him for so long?
How foolish I was to believe I might finally have a good life—a fresh start...
"Huh…maybe it was always meant to end like this," I murmured, trying and
