Isolde rose unsteadily from the cold marble floor. Her breathing was still ragged and irregular, her chest rising and falling as she struggled to suppress the sobs that tortured her throat. Her vision blurred from a combination of hunger, the piercing dizziness in her head, and emotions that had exploded to their breaking point. The three men before her—Lucien, Evander, and Azriel—were still kneeling on the floor with their hands half-heartedly extended, their eyes reflecting a pure panic they had never shown before.Without wasting any time or caring about the horrified looks of the three predators, Isolde turned around. She ran up the remaining stairs, hurried along the second-floor corridor, and immediately burst into her own unlocked bedroom.“Isolde! Wait!” Lucien shouted in panic, immediately getting to his feet and following the girl, with Evander and Azriel running right behind him.Isolde grabbed the first sharp object she could find on her vanity—a small fruit knife with a s
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