On the way back, Isabella tried several times to talk to Quinn to let him know how serious it was, yet the second she opened her mouth, she got frightened because of Quinn's cold gaze, and she shut up.
When they got home, she tugged at his sleeve and said very carefully, "Quinn, listen to me for once. OK? Just stay out of this. It's really out of your hands."
Quinn looked at her, reached over, cupped the back of her head, made her look into his eyes, and said softly, "Isabella, trust me."
Such a few words coming from him seemed to carry constant power, injected into Isabella's body bit by bit slowly, and even her face wasn't that pale.
Isabella looked at him, pressed her lips, and said cautiously, "Quinn, why didn't you ask me why I was locked up in the police station?"
Quinn stroked
