Chapter 71 Cristiano

• She tenses and tries to pull away but I hold her in place. There's a beat of silence before she sighs and says,
• "I'm sorry for everything. I just wanted to escape from Padre so much that I was willing to do anything. I realized later that I could have asked for your help but I didn't want to depend on another man"
• "I wish you would have come to me, Marianna. I could have killed that asshole for you if you'd just asked"