Isabella's POV
I couldn't breathe. My chest ached with every panicked, ragged inhale. What had just happened? One minute, I was sitting in that dimly lit room, trying to make sense of the chaos that had exploded in front of me. And the next, Alex and I were running through the dark, away from whatever danger was closing in on us.
As we crouched behind the alley wall, the adrenaline that had fueled my movements slowly started to fade, leaving me trembling. My head was spinning, and I wanted nothing more than to feel safe, to understand what had just happened, but every time I looked at Alex, the tension in his face only deepened the questions swirling in my mind.
He was staring ahead, his jaw clenched tight, his fists still flexing like he was preparing for the next blow.
"Alex," I whis
