chapter 56

Isadora's POV:

As I watched Matamoros walk away, guilt clawed at my heart. The realization of how I had unintentionally hurt him hit me like a ton of bricks. "Wait!" I yelled after him, my voice choked with tears.

Matamoros stopped, and as I caught up to him, I couldn't hold back the flood of emotions. I wrapped my arms tightly around him, tears streaming down my face. "I never meant to treat you this way. I'm sorry if I sounded ungrateful."

Matamoros, with a reassuring hug, whispered, "It's okay, Isadora. I understand." Lisa observed from the sidelines, a subtle blush coloring her face.

Matamoros, with a genuine smile, apologized for his earlier threat to leave when I needed him the most. He gently wiped away the tears staining my cheeks.

Expressing the weight of my emotional struggles, I told him about the hurts, from Eamon to Leonidas. Matamoros listened attentively, acknowledging the pain I carried.

"You don't have to explain anything to me, Isadora," he said, compassion in his ey