IZABELLA
Since Violet was free again I decided to treat her to another spa day, given how much she enjoyed the last one.
We went from a mud bath to the steam room to massages, and after having every sore spot on our bodies kneaded, we decided to lounge by the private indoor pool.
My entire body felt slack and relaxed after the past hour of being handled by spa therapists, and judging by the look on my sister’s face before we put on our masks, it was clear she felt the same way.
It was also clear that she had something to tell me.
I’d noticed the way she’d been parting her lips to speak then backing out all day, but now that we were mostly alone, I was hoping she’d finally say it.
I heard her clear her throat. “I’ve been… talking to Connie.”
Her words felt like she’d dropped a large
