DesmierIsabella lowered her head, hiding behind her hands as she cried. No noises left her, but there was no missing how worked up she was. Her shoulders shook. Her long, red, wavy curls hung low, curtaining her face. Crouched over on the floor, she looked broken and wretched with the end of that call.From a Rossini.Malik caught my attention, gesturing toward the closed door behind us. I nodded, frowning at Isabella breaking down on the floor. Staying in here with her would have left us with two options. Ignore her distress and demand answers or try to calm her down so she could speak clearly again. Neither of those appealed, so it wasn't hard to leave her be, to give her a chance to collect herself as I stepped out with my brother.Malik closed the door, but I reached over to lock it. She seemed upset, but for all I knew, it could be an act. She could be faking it and planning to use her tears and mood as a distraction to slip away.With all the guards around my building, she woul
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