Isabella was not comfortable at all. There was an unsettling feeling in her stomach. This alliance she had entered into with Alistair didn't go down well with her at all, but she didn't see any other way for now. She was physically and emotionally exhausted.
Jasper walked up to her, his brow furrowed as he said
“I don't trust him, but I can see that we didn't have much choice.”
Isabella only nodded as her mind was still on the events during the unplanned meeting with Alistair. Alistair was a very dangerous man. He was power drunk and forming an alliance with him felt like walking onto the edge of a sword, but there were too many forces to battle and Isabella knew that at this point, she needed all the help she could get.
Suddenly, as they were walking, they heard a loud sound like pe
