Chapter 36 Uninvited Peace

• Isabella’s POV
• But just as we approached the cell gate, she mysteriously freed herself and disappeared into thin air.
• As the sun set, casting long shadows across the land, I realised that the battles ahead would test not only our strength but our bonds. And I wasn’t sure if we were ready. I woke to a quiet I didn’t trust; the whole place was too calm, too still. The Slade estate, usually humming with voices and distant movement, was silent. Like it was holding its breath.