CHAPTER 242 — Where Fear Learns to Call Itself Love

Milagros arrived at Ayden’s apartment later than usual, with exhaustion weighing on her body like a coat she couldn’t even take off when she closed the door.

She had spent the afternoon with Mía and Zoé, trying to convince herself that everything was fine, that the world was just the same as always. A meal, a movie, some shared laughter… but that night, nothing was enough.

Something had felt off ever since she left the restaurant.

On her way t