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Chapter 61

Author: Arab Wood
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"Here's the truth."

I pulled out my phone and connected it to the wireless speaker Sofia had set up for me. The first recording began to play—Carlos's voice, clear as day, talking to Daniela about their plan to "break Emily down slowly."

The reporters went completely silent. Cameras zoomed in on my face as Carlos's words filled the morning air:

"She trusts too easily. Make her doubt herself first, then cut her off from her friends. Once she's alone and confused, she'll sign anything."

Daniela's laugh followed, cruel and cold: "American women are so weak. Push a little, and they break."

I let the recording play for thirty seconds before stopping it. "That was recorded six months before my car accident. Before I supposedly 'lost my mind' from trauma. They were planning this destruction from the beginning."

A reporter called out, "Mrs. Reyes, where did these recordings come from?"

"My stepson's bedroom. Mateo lived with this hatred every day. A ten-year-old boy, forced to listen to adult
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