She had no idea that Miguel had already warned his friends about Sofía's obsessiveadmirer the man who had beaten him senseless and told them bluntly that if they valued their lives, they would leave the girl alone.
Fernando entered the classroom, authority and dominance radiating from him effortlessly.
His eyes met Sofía's for a brief second
Then shifted.
They landed on Miguel and Lucía, who immediately dropped their gazes to their notebooks.
Something snapped inside her mind.
His actions always spoke louder than words.
Her eyes widened, a soft, broken gasp slipping from her lips as the pieces slammed together.
Miguel's injuries.
The letter.
Fernando had found out who wrote it.
Cold dread wrapped around her as she stared at her notebook, horror seeping into her bones.
He had beaten a student… for her.
He had lost his mind.
She remembered telling him about the bullies.
How stupid could I be?
"Ah!"
