At 3:16 a.m., my husband texted me: I married Valeria. I’ve been sleeping with her for ten months…..

He had arrived with reinforcements.

“I can show you the ownership papers,” I told the officers. “The house belongs to me. I bought it before the marriage. I paid the mortgage. The deed is only in my name.”

The younger officer blinked.

Doña Lupita stopped yelling for half a second.

Then the SUV doors opened.