ISABELLA'S POV~

　　The early morning sun shone brightly through the window, piercing my eyes and jolting me awake. I groaned, feeling exhausted and desperate for more rest. But sleep had abandoned me, and I had barely gotten a few hours of shut-eye.

　　I sat up, rubbing my eyes and yawning widely. My body felt heavy with fatigue, and I couldn't shake off the lingering frustration from the previous day's encounter with Sebastian.

　　I reached for my phone, ...