Dolores's gift was always bittersweet. If someone has been injured, Dolores could use her gift to find them. She also learned all of the best gossips before everyone else. However, there were things Dolores wish she never heard.
"Didn't you hear? Dolores is running around with Mariano!"
"de ningún modo! He was engaged to her cousin."
"That puta."
Due to her new reputation in the town ramera, people looked to her less. She often just wandered around town, listening out for someone to help. No one seemed to be giving Mariano a hard time. In the eyes of the village, he was innocent, and Dolores was the horrible slut who seduced him.
Dolores sat in town, seeing if anything will happen. "Hola, Milisegunda Madrigal," a man said. Dolores had never seen him before. Then again, there had been new people since the mountain broke. "Can you help me? I need some help carrying some things."
"Of course," Dolores said. She followed the man. She was excited to finally be needed in the community again. She had a glimmer of hope. The new people weren't around for Isabela and Mariano's engagement. They have no reason to believe she was a ramera.
"You're the one with superhearing, right?" the man asked.
"Yeah, why?" Dolores asked. Suddenly, the man pounced and jumped on top of her. He used one hand to cover her mouth and another on her neck. His grip on her neck began to tighten. She began to claw at his neck.
"Quit struggling, perra," he growled. She tried to scream but she couldn't. "Sólo vete a dormir, zorra. Si eres una buena perra para mí, seré bueno para ti."
This man was much larger than Dolores. It would be much better to pretend to pass out. So that's what she did. She was tossed over the man's shoulder. "I can't wait to get used to this view," the man chuckled. She was tossed into a cart. A gag was fastened in her mouth, and she was bound. "Tal Belleza. Tendré que llevarte a dar una prueba de manejo antes del traspaso."
He gave her thigh a slap. "Get off of her, Bastardo Espeluznante," Isabela screamed.
"Unhand my sister," Camilo yelled.
"Oh great," the man said.
"Don't touch them," Dolores said through the gag. She was hit in the head with a blunt object. That day, Camilo, Isabela, and Dolores Madrigal would disappear. Three weeks later, only two of them would be found alive.
