Isadora did not answer right away.She stood where she was, her hands at her sides, her posture straight. The room felt smaller now, tighter, as if the walls were listening.“I did not ask you to rush me,” she said calmly. “I asked for time.”Lorenzo tilted his head slightly. “And I gave it to you.”“You freed Amelia,” Isadora replied. “That was part of the condition.”“Yes,” he said. “And I kept my word.”He walked toward the table and poured himself a drink, moving with ease.“Now it is your turn.”Isadora swallowed but kept her voice steady. “You said you would give me time to think.”“I did,” Lorenzo replied. “Thinking does not mean avoiding.”She took a step forward. “You brought me here. You locked me on an island. You decide when I eat, when I sleep, where I walk. And now you want me to make a choice like this freely?”He turned to face her fully.“I want honesty,” he said. “Not fear. Not lies. Not delay.”Isadora let out a slow breath. “You are asking for something that cannot
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