Seeing that her sister wasn’t getting out of the car, Elisa walked over to open the door, only to realize it was locked.

“What’s wrong? Aren’t you getting out?” she asked with a laugh, trying to lighten the mood, but the moment she met her sister’s desperate gaze, all amusement vanished.

“Sweetheart...” Denise stepped closer, concern filling her eyes. “What’s wrong? Don’t you want to give us a hug?”

Eloá remained frozen, her entire body tense. For a moment, all the courage she had carried throu