Chapter 58 An Unknown Call

• Isabel stared at her vibrating phone screen, her hands trembling so violently she nearly dropped the device. Every eye in the room remained locked on her, a gaze that felt impossibly heavy under the weight of the horrific accusation just made.
• She could hear her own heart hammering in her ears, cold sweat dampening her palms as she gripped the phone, a agonizing mix of terror at the unfair accusation and deep confusion over what was actually happening to her life.
• "Answer it," Alexander said quietly, his voice attempting neutrality, though Isabel could hear the hidden tension beneath it. "We need to know who this is."