Ryan POV A sharp slap landed hard across my left cheek, the sting spreading instantly. “If anything happens to my Manuel, I swear I’ll kill you and your entire family!” Manuel’s mother screamed, her voice trembling with fury.

Her eyes were wild as she looked at her son lying unconscious on the bed. The sight of him so still, so lifeless, seemed to tear her apart. Bianca had already told her everything or at least, everything that suited her version of the truth.

Manuel’s mother ...