Chapter 29

Isabella

My heart leaped to my throat as the sound of something scurrying along the floorboards reached my ears. I sucked in a deep breath as I sunk deeper to the edge of the wall, my back coming in contact with the bed’s fluffy headboard. As I hugged my knees, I rocked back and forth, hoping the little gesture would calm my thumping heart and calm me down a bit, even if it was in the tiniest of ways.

It didn’t work. It wasn’t working. Not at all. Not yet.

I sucked in a deep breath as I allowed my heartbeat to return to its steady pacing. I heaved a sigh when it finally stabilized. I was tired, tired of living like this. But did I have any other choice? I wasn’t sure. I didn’t think so.

It’d been two days since I walked out on Alessandro. Two days since, I’d locked myself in my room and refused to come out, and even as time ticked by, I still wasn’t sure if I regretted my decision.