The lock clicked again.Isadora’s head snapped up immediately.Her heart beat faster, not with fear, but with anger boiling quietly inside her chest. She forced herself to stay still, her back straightened, her chin lifted in defiance.The door opened slowly.Lorenzo stepped inside.He held a silver tray in his hands — covered dishes, warm steam escaping from the sides. His expression was calm, almost gentle, but Isadora saw the darkness beneath it. It was always there, hiding under his smiles.He closed the door with his foot and walked toward her.“You haven’t eaten anything since you arrived,” he said softly.Isadora clenched her jaw. “And I don’t plan to.”Lorenzo placed the tray on the table beside the bed. “You’ll get weak,” he replied. “I don’t want that.”“You don’t get to want anything for me,” she snapped.He turned to her, eyes steady, unbothered by her anger. “I get to want whatever I want, Isadora. You’re under my care now.”She scoffed. “Care? You call this care? Tying m
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