The air in my wooden office tastes of expensive scotch and looming bloodshed. Carlos sits with the stillness of a predator that knows it already won. He is a different kind of monster: where I am precise, he is chaotic; where I am calculated, he is ruthless."You'll be six feet down if I show her live evidence that you, in fact, killed her father and your men shot her mom and brother," His words echo in my head repeatedly. It's a low, rhythmic grate that vibrates in my chest.My jaw clenches so hard I feel the bone protest, but I reign the reaction in, forcing my face to remain a mask of cold indifference. He won’t tell. He thrives on the power of the secret, enjoying the spotlight of being steps ahead. But the realization that he knows hit me like a physical blow. He knows my most guarded secret, the core foundation of Thalia’s loyalty, loaded with him like a loaded gun."That single bullet hole on her father's forehead haunts her," Carlos continues, leaning forward, his eyes gleam
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