Chapter 13: Shattered
(Isabella's POV)
The warm water cascaded over my body, washing away the day's fatigue. I closed my eyes, letting the steam envelop me like a comforting blanket. Tomorrow was the court hearing, and I needed this moment of peace to prepare mentally.
Then I heard it—a sharp, sickening c***k from my bedroom. The sound sliced through the silence of the night, making my heart lurch painfully in my chest.
I shut off the water immediately, not bothering to dry myself. With trembling hands, I wrapped a silk robe around my dripping body and rushed out of the bathroom.
My bedroom was empty, but what I saw on the floor made my blood freeze.
There, shattered into countless pieces, lay my porcelain bunny—the last gift my mother Claire had ever given me. We'd made it to
