Isabella
The car pulled into a big driveway. Lights were on inside, but it looked empty outside. The mansion was huge, all dark stone and tall windows. Like something out of a movie, but I didn’t feel like looking. I just wanted to run again.
As soon as we stopped, I tried to open the door. “Stop the car! Let me out!” But the driver locked the doors. Luca’s voice came again from the front. “Don’t make me drag you inside, girl.”
I sat there shaking, fists clenched so tight my nails hurt my palms. I could feel the fight leaving me slow, like someone was squeezing the air out of my lungs.
I didn’t know where I was. I didn’t know who this man really was. All I knew was that my life had just been taken away in the blink of an eye. And the worst part? He was looking at me right now like I
