Carmen's POV
He frowned and stared at me for much longer but otherwise kept his peace, shifting his gaze to Nico before he began to speak.
"It has to be whoever killed Nevarro. I have enemies, but never ones with such a big reach," he began, beckoning for a glass of water, which was handed to him before he continued.
There was a pissed-off look in his eyes as he fully explained what had happened and how he had ended up in the hospital bed.
To be honest, it was astonishing.
His closest guards had been bribed with huge amounts of money—something he only found out after Forren tortured the ones who had gone missing or taken a day off. Others had been paid simply to stay home while replacements took their place, and some were paid just to look the other way.
It was for such small actions that most of them hadn't hesitated, since they believed they were doing nothing wrong. All they had to do was plead innocence.
