Yesterday's Barricades

Their families had a long history of feud over politics. Desperate to claim the position he'd been wanting for so long and afraid of having someone get in his way, Loren's dad, a vice mayor, had yet to make the worst decision. And that was bestowing her on his rival, the only Torregosa left, Tatume. Only a handful of the many rumors that had been floating around about her were verified. One was that she was the woman who cut down the political dynasty in their family.

She was also the woman whom the entire city labeled a ferocious murderer.