Semua Bab The Silent Bride Of Mateo Hale : Bab 1 - Bab 4

Isabella PovMy mind drifted, the way it always did when things became too much to bear. Back to my mum. Back to the accident. Back to that night — the night that changed everything.My mum had just had an argument with my dad. I was just five years old, frail and innocent. I could hear them arguing about something but couldn't make out the words. I curled my knees up, bringing my head down, trying to soothe myself. My eyes were becoming blurry with tears, my cheeks red.Boom! I heard something shatter, and my heart skipped a beat. I scurried to my feet, my little legs carrying me as fast as they could to their door.The door was slightly open, and I peered through the gap. I could see papers flying, the room scattered, things turned upside down. Then my mum said something that made my dad's blood run cold. His face twisted in terror, and he took a step back, gripping the edge of the window for support, his hands trembling.I took a step back, but bumped into a table, and that got the

Isabella PovHe did not turn around when he said it, just those five words. Then he called out, Claire, and his assistant appeared from somewhere down the hall."I will show you to your room," Claire said, already moving toward the staircase.And that was it. He didn't give any explanation for that word. No finally what, finally why, finally how long. He just wheeled himself further into the house and left me standing there with it.I followed Claire up the stairs.The hallway on the second floor was long and quiet, doors on either side, all of them closed. The house was completely still up here. Claire stopped at the last door on the right and pushed it open."Your room," she said, stepping aside.I walked in.It was big. The kind of room that made you feel small. A king-sized bed with ivory linen, already turned down. Heavy drapes the colour of deep cream. A vanity, a wardrobe, a sitting area by the window with two chairs facing each other.It was a cage. A very expensive, very tas