"You don't actually think they two want a pure romance with you, do you?" Lennie pulled a strand of Isabel's hair, and the sight of its golden, silky smoothness disgusted her more with each glance. "I don't understand why those old geezers, practically on their deathbeds, insist you should bear the family heir," she hissed into Isabel's ear. "Are you not a human?" In an instant, Isabel shoved Lennie away. Lennie fell to the ground, grimacing in pain. She then felt as if someone had gripped her throat, her breath becoming labored! "You... bitch... what did you... do..." The suffocating feeling rendered Lennie speechless. "Are you so used to gossiping about others that it hurts when you can't speak?" Isabel's hair seemed to sway like flames, yet her expression appeared icy cold. Toni

