Chapter 124

• The woman read the news on her cell phone, as she did, her hands began to tremble, a cold and uncomfortable sweat ran down her spine, she couldn't help the tears welling up in her eyes, she tried to hold them back, as she refused to cry for that man. She couldn't do it, she told herself. He meant nothing to her; On the contrary, he had been the worst misfortune, seeing him produced an unpleasant sensation, it reminded her too much of that executioner, the wretch, the destroyer of her innocence, her father, Kilian Mackenzie, the cause of all her misfortunes.
• They were so alike, only the color of their eyes varied, but the bearing, the hardness of their features, left no doubt as to where the seed came from and that was very difficult to accept.
• She was determined not to let any feeling for him other than hatred arise, despite this opposition, she couldn't avoid the tightness in her chest, feeling like she was about to suffocate as she reviewed the information.