Chapter 8 – Ava's Truth
The words landed like a knife against my chest. For a second, I felt my breath stop, my heart pounded so loudly I was certain she could hear it, but I forced myself to stay calm. I had spent weeks studying Isabelle's smile, her posture, even the way she blinked when she was nervous.I couldn't lose control now.
"I'm sorry?" I said with a confused smile. "I don't know what you're talking about." Ava didn't move. She didn't even blink. "I said," she repeated quietly, "you're not Isabelle."
I gave a small laugh. "That's ridiculous." She looked at me firmly. "Is it?" She took a slow step closer.
"You can fool everyone else out there. You can fool Arlo. You can fool the Ashworth family. But you can't fool me." A cold shiver ran down my spine. No one can fool Arlo, he
