Chapter Thirty-Four: Someone In The Bushes
Isabelle's heart pounded so hard she could almost hear it in her ears. The flash drive was gone.
The one piece of evidence that might hold answers. The one thing that this someone believed would break everything open.
Now it was gone, stolen from under her own bed.
She paced the room, breathing heavily, searching every corner. Reign watched her from the doorway. His jaw was tightened from the way Isabelle was stressing and not telling him why.
"Why are you so stressed?" Reign murmured. "You should relax."
"What…?"
His expression hardened. "I will protect you."
"Would you?" She spat. "Because it doesn't seem like it."
He stepped forward. "No. You didn't let me protect you before. You hid your feelings and kept it to yourself. How would I know how and when to let you open up to me?"
"Excuse me?"
"Safe…" Reign's voice cracked. "I'll keep you and the twins safe. So, Isabelle…please let me…protect you."
