Isolde
Isolde laid still, her breathing shallow. She hadn’t been able to sleep, not after the doctor left, after she woke up when he was checking her.
She was too aware of her body. How weak she felt, how her heart pounded too fast in her chest.
But mostly, she was aware of them. Kael and Marcus.
She could hear them. They thought she was still unconscious.
The room was silent while she waited to hear what Kael would say. Isolde was sure he would deny her. He would say he didn't know. But why did Marcus suspect?
Kael had only treated her badly since she arrived. Why would he even think to ask? And with such certainty too. What had happened outside while the doctor checked her?
She heard Kael drag his nails over the bed. Her heartbeat slammed against her ribs.
Kael didn’t answer r
