When the enormous farmhouse came into view, Catarina felt a shiver run through her body. It was impossible not to remember that, in that very place, one of the most terrifying moments of her life had taken place: her father catching her with Henri, bursting into the bedroom, and attacking him. The memory still triggered something deep inside her, as though every detail of that night remained etched into her mind.

“Are you alright?” Henri asked when he noticed that her face had gone completely s