ISOLDE

“She…”

His voice trailed off, barely there. My heart stumbled. The breath I held burned inside my chest.

“She ran away,” he finally said.

For a second, relief knocked the air out of me. It crashed into me so hard I almost slumped. That wasn’t what I thought he would say. But before I could even grasp it fully, everything inside me started to spin. My heartbeat kicked against my ribs. My jaw clenched.

I stared at him. “She what?”

“You heard me right…” he ...