A/N: Gasp! Me posting two days in a row? I thought this phenomenon ended with the quarantine. Anyway, I was hit with a wave of inspiration. I've been talking with my fanfiction group chat. They've been helping me fine-tune the events of the next few chapters. Now, on with the chapter!


After the rehearsal dinner, Bruno went to his room. He had been asked to have a vision of the couple's future. Before he left for ten years, bothered couples always asked him to do this. Sometimes, he'd had visions of them growing old together. He was happy that he got to see that in his sisters' futures. Other times, he'd see things like infidelity. Those cases were the real reason he considered these visions important.

A green dome formed around him as his eyes shut. His eyes reopened, now a shade of neon green. He focused on Dolores and Mariano's future. He saw them at the wedding. They were dancing together. Both of them were smiling from ear to ear. Everyone else at the wedding was dancing around them.

"Yes," Bruno exclaimed. The couple he thought was doomed to be one-sided was going to be happy. He remembered watching Dolores's heartbreak when she had that vision. His heart had broke for her. No one deserved to hear that the person they loved wouldn't feel the same, especially not a nine-year-old. He just needs to watch a bit more to make sure their future truly was blessed.

The wedding scene vanished. It was replaced by a disturbing sight. A person Bruno couldn't recognize was covered in blood. The person was clearly dead. He heard loud sobs in the distance. The sound of thunder cracked through the dome. The vision then ended with a green tablet now on the floor.

"There's always a catch," Bruno sighed.


Dolores was getting ready for bed. She let her hair out of her bun. She was trying to brush out the tangles. Isabela was taking a shower in the nearest bathroom. "Night, sis,' Camilo called. "I'm heading over to Mariano's."

Mariano and Dolores decided to only have one person up there with them. Isabela was an obvious choice for Dolores. Since they didn't believe Mariano's brother would be in town for the wedding, Mariano asked Camilo. Antonio had been selected as the ring bearer. Mariano's youngest female cousin was chosen as the flower girl.

"Okay," Dolores said. "Have fun with Valeria."

"It's nothing like that," Camilo declared. "We just have fun joking around."

"Then why does your heart get faster when she's around?" Dolores teased. "Don't worry. I've heard her talking with some of the other town girls. She says that you have nice eyes."

"She thinks so?" Camilo asked. "I mean, that's cool I guess. She's kind of pretty I guess."

Camilo was blushing hard. Dolores knew he thought she was more than kind of pretty. "If that's what you say," Dolores said. Valeria was another one of Mariano's cousins. She and Camilo started getting closer after the Casita was rebuilt. "Maybe you'll be the next down the aisle."

"I'm only fifteen," Camilo laughed. "I'm sure Luisa or Isabela will be down the aisle way before me."

"Goodnight," Dolores said. "I love you."

"I love you too," Camilo said. He then left the soundproof room. Dolores turned back around at her vanity. She continued her work on detangling her hair. A professional would be coming over in the morning to do her and Isabela's hair. However, she didn't want it to be a complete mess when that time came.

"Just as beautiful as ever, bebé," a familiar voice said. Dolores froze, immediately recognizing the voice. A hand was placed on her collar bone. "I don't think you could be ugly if you tried."

"And I'm still engaged," Dolores retorted. She pointed to the ring on her left ring finger. "So freak off."

"I can't," the man said. "You're so intoxicating."

Dolores tried to scream, but a hand was put on her mouth. She was shoved into the wall. He put his knee between her legs so she couldn't move as much. "It'll feel good," he said.

He leaned in for a kiss. Suddenly, a vine was wrapped around his ankle. He was yanked off of her. "Creep," Isabela said. She dangled him outside of the window. "I'll make sure you're exiled from the Encanto."

She slammed the window closed. "Thank you," Dolores said holding back tears. Isabela hugged her.

"Do you know who that was?" Isabela asked. "That's Mariano's brother. Before he left, he tried to do the same to other girls. He had to leave before he faced trial."

"I think he's the one who attacked me earlier," Dolores said.

"I'm going to make sure there isn't a third time," Isabela said. After Isabela told Abuela what happened, she sent a group out to throw him out of their community. Dolores went to bed, hoping she'd be safe. However, in the early hours of the morning, Adrien Guzman sat in the mountains. He had never been so embarrassed. He wouldn't let them get away with this. He was going to bring suffering to the Madrigal family; his brother included.