Alistair's POV

Anger still simmers beneath my skin from the argument with Briony as I end up standing outside Isola’s door, the decision feeling almost unconscious.

After leaving dinner, my initial intention had been to retreat to my office, close the door behind me, and let the rest of the evening unravel without my involvement. Yet, inexplicably, my feet had carried me in precisely the opposite direction, down the hallway leading to my sister’s ...