ISABELLA
Oh, God. Oh, my God. Oh. My. God.
My heart was racing so fast that I feared it would beat out of my ribcage. I couldn’t get it to slow down, no matter how much I told myself to calm down. And seeing Alexander wasn’t helping. I still remember that look in his eyes. I still remember that eerie feeling around him.
Calm down, Isabella. Calm down.
I remembered my sister’s words, trying to use them to regain my confidence.
I had called her as soon as I got into my room and locked the door. I told her everything in one breath, not leaving a single detail out. She was silent for a long time after that.
I thought she was going to say I was being ridiculous and ended the call. My two sisters and I didn’t really talk well over the past few years because of the distance and time di
