"Ay Dios mio," said Cielo, shocked to hear all that Anahi had been through in Ejura.

Who could ever think that your own people could ever be so cruel?

That explained why everyone else lived in normal houses and Anahi's house was barely a hut.

"After Granny died," said Anahi, wiping a tear away, "they burned the hut with her in it. Then they cut all of my hair off."

"Anahi..." said Cielo, pulling her into a hug.

"You know ma'am? When my cousin came to get me, I was happy. Maybe they had a change of heart, after all, Granny was their relative too." said Anahi, her voice breaking.

"She sold you, didn't she?"

"Yes."

It killed Anahi to say it, but it was the bitter truth.

That one bitter truth that kept her heart away from Mr. Dante.

Cielo shook her head, ashamed at the people who welcomed her there.

"Well, I'm glad my cousin bought you. Otherwise, who knows what kind of sick twisted men were there?"

Anahi nodded, wiping her tears away.

Just then Dante walked into the room.
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He didn't quite trust his cousin to be left alone with Anahi.

But as he listened to their conversation, he felt sad that Anahi went through all of that.

He wanted to ruin those who committed those atrocities to her and suddenly he was crying.

He cried for every hurt his Anahi went through.

What good deed had he done to have gotten such an angel?

He didn't deserve her, he knew he didn't.

He was such a horrid person and anyone in Spain could testify to it.

His sins were to numerous for the Devil himself to keep track of and yet Anahi entered his life.

He couldn't take it anymore, so he entered the room.

Tears were streaming down his cheek as he walked towards Anahi and stumbled into her arms crying his heart out. This shocked Anahi, who'd never seen him cry since she got here.

"Anahi, amore mio, lo siento." (Anahi, my love, I am sorry)

Cielo was at loss for words. The only time she'd seen Dante cry was at his parents' funeral.

Those were tears of mourning, but as she stared at him weeping in Anahi's arms, she saw cleansing tears. It seemed to her that after these tears would come a new man, a new Duke Dante Nublas.

Anahi put her hand on his head, stroking his hair.

"Don't cry for me." she said.

"I'm sorry Anahi." he repeated over and over again.

"I know you're sorry, but the past is in the past."

"I'm sorry."

She held him in his arms, not questioning his constant apologies.

Cielo smiled. It seemed that somehow Dante was apologizing to those he'd wrong and was clearing his conscience.

"I'll leave you two lovebirds alone. I'm going to my room."

Cielo exited the room and Anahi looked down only to find the Duke fast asleep on her lap.

Part of her was squealing and the other part worried, wondering what was his story.

As she laid him down to rest, she made a decision.

She would try to understand Dante better.
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Isabelle was out at a party with Sebastian.

"You look gorgeous Nublas." said Sebastian, eyeing her like she was a piece of meat.

Gorgeous indeed, in her short black dress and her hair braided.

She sat at the bar next to him, drinking in his appearance. He cut his hair and was wearing a black T-shirt with white jeans.

"You don't look half bad yourself Reignas." she said, smirking.

He mock gasped.

"You naughty girl." he said, leaning in to kiss her.

She kissed back. He tasted like vodka and Coca-cola and she loved it.

As they pulled away, Sebastian smiled.

"I'll never get over how much of a good kisser you are Nublas."

She blushed.

She and Sebastian were now official. Since she wasn't sure about how her brother would take it, she kept it a secret from him.

They went partying together, to dinners and the beach.

They kissed a lot of times and only went as far as making out. She knew it frustrated him, but she wasn't ready to give up her V-Card to a man she wasn't married to.

Just then Swalla by Nicki Minaj, Jason Derulo and Ty Dolla Sign came on.

"I love this song!" she yelled, pulling him to dance with her.

He put his arms around her waist and they danced on the dance floor.

Other songs came on and they danced the night away.
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"Shimmie shimmie yay shimmie yay shimmie ya, swalalala!" she yelled, stumbling into Sebastian's arms.

He laughed.

"I think you had too much to drink."

"No shit." she said, rolling her eyes at him.

He chuckled.

Her phone vibrated.

She opened it and saw 25 missed calls from Dante.

She rolled her eyes when she opened her inbox.

Demon: Isabelle, answer your goddamn phone!

Isabelle, answer your phone, or I swear to God I'll call the police and have them track you.

You know I'd do it.

Are you with that Devil incarnate?

sigh.

He doesn't love you Isabelle, try and understand.

I know you and that devil are a thing now.

I have my sources.

sigh.

Fine, don't answer me.

Just take care of yourself my baby sister.

Time will tell who is your own.

"What's wrong Nublas?" asked Sebastian, noticing how silent she'd gone.

She cringed when she heard him call her Nublas. It felt weird.

She pulled him into a kiss.

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The next morning, she woke up only to find that she had stayed over at Sebastian's house.

She smiled to herself as she realized how far they'd gone last night.

They didn't have sex, but the things they did...

Blushing, she got out of bed and looked at herself.

She realized she was wearing his T-shirt and grinned, hugging herself. It smelled just like the AXE spray he loved to wear.

Taking a deep breath, she inhaled his scent. Then she went outside to look for him.

"Sebastian?" she called, but she got no answer.

She searched everywhere, but he was nowhere to be found in the house.

She tried calling him, only to find his cellphone in the living room.

She began worrying.

Where was he?

Why did he leave his phone home?

She shook the worried thoughts away. Maybe he went to buy breakfast for them as he usually did.

Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of her phone ringing.

She checked the contact. It was Adeline Hermos, one of her school friends.

She was still mad at them for taking Anahi's side on the ball incident.

She answered it and was just about to tell her off when Adeline stopped her.

"Before you decide on acting like a coño y puta (c*nt and b#tch) Isabelle, I just called to invite you over to my apartment, where your Sebastian is currently banging the everything out of my neighbour across the hall."

Isabelle opened her mouth to reply, but Adeline already ended the call.

No, she thought, it can't be true. Those are just words...

Just then Adeline sent her a picture.

Adeline: A picture is worth a thousand words Isabelle, but if you want to be naive I can't stop you.

Isabelle couldn't believe it. In full blazing color, Sebastian was holding another girl in his arms. She knew it was him, the haircut, the clothes, all of it screamed him.

Yet she wanted to see for herself.

Rushing upstairs and pulling on a jeans, she couldn't wait to prove Adeline wrong.
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-Safiello