The quiet hum of the city filled the air as Alistair stepped out of his car, his jaw clenched. He had just finished a long day at the photoshoot and was exhausted, but that exhaustion quickly turned into irritation the moment he saw Isabel waiting for him outside the building.
Dressed in a designer coat with her arms crossed, Isabel looked as if she had been waiting for a while. Her lips were pressed together, her eyes sharp with an intensity that immediately put Alistair on edge.
He sighed, already knowing this wasn’t going to be a pleasant conversation.
“What do you want, Isabel?” he asked flatly as he walked toward the entrance of his building.
She took a step forward, blocking his path. “We need to talk.”
Alistair stared at her for a long moment before shaking his head. “There’s n
