Ella watched as Abe nodded and turned to open the door. The moment the door closed, she took advantage of Isabella’s distraction to step toward the wall where the lance was hanging. Behind her, she heard the woman’s annoyed hiss when she turned back around to find that Ella was no longer standing beside her.
Grim determination swept through Ella. She had seen the ruthlessness in the woman’s gaze and heard it in her voice. Deep down, Ella knew that the woman wouldn’t hesitate to torture her to get the information she wanted.
Sprinting for the small settee, she jumped up on it and grabbed the lance. She turned when she heard Isabella snarl behind her. Twisting around, Ella shot the older woman a look of warning as she adjusted the lance in her hands and gave her a feral grin.
“Now, you’ll
