Escaping the Villa

"El, are you okay? That douchebag Declan didn't do anything physical to you, did he?" Valerie's anxious voice burst through the phone the second the call connected.

Elena took a slow breath, trying to calm her friend's frantic breathing. "I'm fine, Val. Really. I'm safe in my room. I'm planning to stay here until the divorce is finalized, and then I'll head back."

"No way," Valerie shot back, he