The Hacienda

The military officers lock Beatriz in the storeroom with her hands tied. There is nothing to protect her from the darkness, and she begins to have visions from María about how Juana killed her. When Rodolfo was away, Juana attacked María and stabbed her to death. Once María bled to death, Ana Luisa helped Juana hide in the body in the wall of the north wing.

Two military officials take Beatriz out of the storeroom and put her in the study that connects to her bedchamber. Juana tells the guards that she is unreliable because she believes that the house is haunted. She leaves Beatriz locked in the study, and Beatriz feels terror sink in without copal or candles to protect her. She begins hearing voices and focuses on praying and casting the voices out of her head.

As night falls, the house begins to torment Beatriz. She fights the darkness back and tells it to avenge the person who hurt it. She threatens María’s spirit and tells her that if she kills her, Beatriz’s spirit will linger with her in the house and make her miserable. A noise distracts María Catalina’s spirit, and Beatriz realizes that someone is cutting through the rafters above her.