Chapter 121. More Than Words

Isabel’s POV

Collins’ words send a jolt through me. Eva is missing.

I tense, my mind racing. Could he be lying? Another trick to divert attention? No—he’s the only one who knew where she was. So why now? Why this sudden disappearance?

Then, he says my name.

“Isabel.”

The way he calls me—low, steady, familiar—makes me turn toward him without a second thought. It’s the same way he used to say my when I was still married to Alexander. The echo of it stirs something deep within me, a reflex I can’t quite shake. But I push it aside, my gaze sharp, expectant.

He wouldn’t call me like that without a good reason.

Then I see it—the small drive in his hand.

“This contains all of Eva’s confession,” C