Chapter 14 Join Us
- ISABELLA POV
- It was dinner time and everyone was gathered around the dining table. Tension coiled tightly inside my stomach. It had been increasing as the night wore on, each passing minute. Alex hadn't said a word to me since our encounter, but he watched me, and in some ways that was worse.
- The power of his gaze was like a physical touch, stroking and burning. I tried making small talk to lessen the tension.