Angélica sank into the armchair, absorbing every word.

“I tried, Mom. I really did. I tried to keep my distance from her in every possible way. But I couldn’t.” Thor’s eyes were glassy. “What I feel for her… it’s different. Stronger. I can’t even explain it. It’s more than what I felt for Karina. And that scares me. Because with Karina, I thought that was everything. But with Celina…” He shook his head, as if words could never contain it. “It’s like I woke up to something I’d never experienced