AT THE SAME TIME
ISABELLA
I should not have let the candles stay, that was my first mistake. The second was making eye contact with Terrence Bloodheart while he was still at 100%. The chandelier light softened, wine glasses gleamed, and for a moment, the room felt almost civilized. Almost, but then Terrence set down his fork. Without looking at the screen, without looking at the others, only at me. My pulse immediately betrayed me. He reached across the table, not abruptly, not possessively just calmly.
"Isabella."Terrence said.
My name in his voice was steady. Grounded. Like he had already made a decision and the rest of the world was catching up.
"Yes?" I managed.
