Isabella's POV
The knock at the door shook me, and I stepped back from the window immediately. My heart leapt as I tried to calm my breathing, wondering if I should answer or not. Ethan's words recalled in my mind, a harsh reminder of the insecurity he had planted in me. “You’ll come running back to me. Just wait.”
The thought of him still made my heart race like a sports car, but Alex’s text had left me torn. Was he actually outside my door, waiting for me? After everything that had happened, the storm of emotions, could I trust him? Could I even trust myself to make the proper decision?
I stood still for a minute, the seconds feeling like a marathon. I looked at my phone again. Alex’s message was still there, simple yet direct: “I’m outside your house. I had a feeling you might need m
