ISABEL'S POV
The ride to the city was mostly quiet, aside from the constant calls from Marcy and Lila and their excited chatter about the outfits they wanted to buy. Leo sat beside me, his hand still resting over mine in a reassuring grip. I appreciated his presence, but my mind was too preoccupied to fully relax. I mean , I wanted to. I tried a lot actually. But it just wasn't working. Like I said, my mind was too preoccupied.
Caleb who was seated across from us, kept his gaze out the window, his expression unreadable.
I knew Leo planned to talk to him later, but I wasn’t sure if waiting was a good idea. What if Caleb needed to talk now? What if the silence was making it worse? I turned slightly toward him and hesitated for a moment before speaking.
“Caleb?”
He didn’t immediately re
