Isabella’s POV

There was a ringing in my ears, and my vision blurred for a moment. It felt as if a bomb had gone off in my head.

“What did you just say?” I mumbled through trembling lips.

“Look, I don’t know much more than that, I couldn’t hear everything—”

My body moved on instinct, fuelled by desperation and pure rage. Before I knew what was happening, I had James by the collar in a chokehold.

I leaned in close, and the ...