Isabella’s POV
After Alex left, I couldn't shake the eerie chill his parting words had left in my mind. "I won’t let anyone hurt you." He had said it so firmly, with such conviction, as if there was a looming danger he knew about but couldn't bring himself to explain.
The message that I’d found on my phone last night replayed in my mind over and over. Who would go to such lengths just to tear us apart? And why? The weight of it all kept me pacing around my apartment the entire morning, each shadow casting suspicion, each noise making me startle.
By afternoon, the stillness grew unbearable, and I decided to step out for a walk to clear my head. Fresh air and a change of scenery, I told myself, would help put things into perspective. As I left the building, a slight breeze kissed my skin,
