~ Isabella’s POV

Few days later….

I lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, sleep evading me once again. Days had passed, and no matter how tired I felt, I just couldn’t rest. The constant replay of everything, Lucian’s betrayal, Justina’s deceit, the weight of it all, was like an unrelenting storm in my mind. I couldn’t shake it off.

Lucian had tried to talk to me multiple times, but I kept avoiding him. I was so angry that he had kept such a huge secret from me, and the fact that ...