Stuck Between Two Alphas
She kissed me a thousand times in a single breath, whispering blessings, her soft Mexican accent laced with panic and prayer.
“¿Quién te hizo esto, eh? Who dared touch you? Mi hija preciosa...” (Who did this to you, huh? Who dared touch you? My precious daughter…)
Her scent—earthy, warm, familiar—wrapped around me like a childhood memory I couldn’t explain. I closed my eyes and buried my face in her shoulder, trembling.
Then, pulling back just enough to cup my face in her calloused hands, she whispered, “And the other girl? The one they said was stabbed? Is she alive?”
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