A wife leaves home with an elderly woman on a stretcher and nothing to her name—until dawn reveals a secret that changes everything she thought she knew.

anything! They’re manipulating you!

Doña Mercedes set down the pen. For the first time, something like fear crossed her face.

The notary spoke without raising her voice.

— Mrs. Mercedes, look at me. You have already decided. All that remains is to register it.

She typed quickly.

The door cracked.

Lucía shoved a table against the entrance.