Aside from the time I'd been drugged in Malthor, Isaac and I had never kissed while fully sober. At most, we'd held each other.Neither of us had crossed that line.His gaze lingered, and the last of my resolve slowly loosened, almost pulling me under. But when I thought about my situation, I forced myself to suppress the flutter in my chest.I looked at him, my voice steady and deliberate. "Do you remember what I told you? I want us to be properly together."Isaac knew where to draw the line. He didn't push further and let me leave.By the afternoon, he'd already left the company, and Leon went on the trip with him.Not long after he left, Timothy called me, but I didn't answer.To my surprise, Daphne's call came through a little later.I picked up, and her small, tentative voice sounded on the other end of the line. "Mom, Daddy says he wants to pick me up after school and take me to see a movie and go shopping. May I… go?"I paused.As much as I wanted to shut Timothy out,
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