Carlos

Do you like that loser, Ally?

The thought hits me before I can stop it, sharp and unfair and ugly. I clench my jaw as I watch him tuck a strand of hair behind your ear like he has every right in the world to do it. Like he belongs there. Like he deserves that version of you.

Jeez, Aly. I thought you had more ambition in life than that.

He is only a bartender.

The word echoes in my head, ridiculous and bitter at the same time. As if a job defines a man. As if that is not exactly the kind of thinking I despise in others. And yet I cannot stop it. I cannot stop measuring him against myself, against everything I have built, everything I represent.

I am Carlos Mangomerry.

There is not one person in this city who does not know my name.

Ally
I can't stand him. Carlos acts as if the world revolves entirely around him, and most women seem to swoon at his feet. But I'd be damned if I let myself fall into his trap. I have a boyfriend, and I love him. I think...

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• RomanceContemporary
• RomanceAlpha Male

• Publication Date: February 1, 2026
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• Print Length: 125 Pages
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