d to breathe. She had her back to him, and her body was tense. Every part of her posture said she didn't want to be there. The sp

st begging. "We need to talk." I need to k

sharp, full of the anger and pain she had been holding onto for too long. She finally turned to look at him,

ness yet. But Mariana, I need to know what happened. Why did you go? Why

had wanted to tell him so many times, but how could she after all that had happene

." By the time I found out I was pregnant with your kids, I was nothing to you. The words m

But I was wrong. I can't lose you again, Mariana. I've been trying to figure out how to make things right ev

o trust him. She wanted to reach out and give him another chance. But

. Raquel Cordero stood in the doorway with a pale face

aquel, confused.

na. "This... this has been coming for a long time," she said, her voice strained. "Yo

Raquel to Diego, trying to piece together what was ha

voice got harder when he h

ur bloodline isn't what you think it is. Your father kept something from you that you don

ed to shocked. "What are you

as bloodline is tied together by a power that you don't know

the walls he had carefully built around his understanding of his family and pack were falling

s into them. And you... you don't really know what you're up against. She l

eyes were full of understanding and even pity. "I co

ent. "You have to tell him, Mariana." If you do

tion? His mind was a storm of fear and confusion. "Ho

uld be safe if you didn't know. But the truth is, Diego, the Rivas bloodline is linked to power, dark and dangerou

hit him hard. His world, and everyth

n in his eyes. "Is this real? Are ou

." But Diego, it's not just about having power. It's about us, the decisio

and beg her to forgive him, but he couldn't get over how scared he was of what all this meant. He had

m was at its highest, a voice broke

Diego Rivas." Valentina Ruiz stood in the doorway, her

This was not a coincidence. There was a reason s

ced her right away. "You've messed everything up, Diego," she sai

breathe. Diego's past, the curse, and the kids were al

sparkled with something dangerous. Diego,