Chapter Twelve.

Nathaniel’s Obsession

Isobel picked at her food as they all ate breakfast. It had been a few days since she told her brothers about her supposed relationship with Angelo. They were not even speaking to her. None of them had said a word to her and they both ate as if there was nothing wrong in the world. They were both giving her the silent treatment, something they had not done to her since she was very young. Anger bubbled in her all of a sudden.

“I think it’s better we get a chef because I’m not going to be cooking anymore,” Isobel said to the both of them. She was not going to let them treat her anyway they liked. It was her body and they had no right to decide who she wanted to sleep with. Besides, did they really think she would remain a virgin forever? Yes, she had wanted to wait for marriage, but with Angelo it was different. She had never felt so deeply connected with another person before.

“Yeah, when we do that you could go live with grandma. Where we can actually keep an eye