Chapter Fifty The Bitter Truth/-Isla-/The words echoed in the air, thick and venomous.Roman stepped forward instantly, his presence crackling with warning energy, but I lifted a trembling hand to stop him.“That's enough, you piece of shit!” Roman barked. “No,” I whispered. “Let him speak.”Carlos lifted his bruised face, lips curled into a crooked, bitter smile. The kind of smile someone wore when the truth burned worse than lies.“I didn’t meet you by accident, Isla,” he said. “You think I just stumbled into your world out of nowhere? Like fate?” He laughed, a hollow, broken sound. “No. I was sent.”The air in the room shifted. Roman went completely still. My heart thundered in my chest, wild and disoriented.“Sent?” I repeated, voice flat. “By who?”Carlos dragged in a ragged breath, his chains clinking faintly as he moved. His eyes flickered to Roman as a smirk played on his lips. “What do you think, Alpha?” He drawled. “Shall I tell our dear princess who has been stalking h
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