Chapter 97

• ISABELLA'S POV ~
• Two days had passed since that fateful message, and it felt like a part of my soul had died. My days in the hospital were filled with dread and despair, and though the doctors had cleared me for discharge, I refused to leave. Leaving the safety of the hospital meant going back to my life with Ryan, where every move I made would be under scrutiny. And I couldn't afford for him to discover my plan to rescue my mother.
• The guards assigned by Ryan were everywhere, their eyes following my every move. Even the doctor and nurse seemed untrustworthy, always lurking around with a hidden agenda.