C24 Chapter 24

Vanessa

My tears threatened to escape, and I had to bite the inside of my mouth to keep myself from crying.

“What did he do to you, Vanessa?” I heard Antonio ask softly, his eyes wide with concern.

I couldn’t look at him, so I let my gaze drop to the ground beneath my feet and wrapped my arms around my chest. I knew what he had to be thinking, and it was nothing like that. It was worse