Néstor rides west with tears in his eyes as he thinks about the fact that Nena did not stand up to her father for him. His dreams, which for so many years he kept at bay, were torn away from him as soon as he let himself hope. As he rides, he realizes that once again he ran from Don Feliciano. If he stands with Nena, she will be strong enough to stand up to her father. He decides he cannot walk away from Nena again, so he turns around and gallops back towards Los Ojuelos.

Nena and her family prepare for the attack on Los Ojuelos by barricading the doors and pouring salt around the thresholds. Nena gives orders based on the strong tingling in her scar, and when a vampire approaches the kitchen, she slays it with a knife. She sees another vampire and tells it that if it leaves she will not hurt it. It seems to understand her and leaves.

She sees Beto at the Duarte jacal and tells him to bring Abuela into la casa mayor. She tells him that she thinks their scars let them communicate with the

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