Chapter 40 Love Is In The Air

• Isabelle's heart beat a little faster. It was only natural? She had known Liam for barely a month, and here he was, taking time off work to spend with her. The contract marriage, the one that was supposed to be a purely business arrangement was slowly morphing into something else entirely. Something unexpected, something warmer, and something that felt eerily familiar and intoxicatingly new.
• Their peaceful morning was interrupted by a sharp knock at the door. Liam rose to answer it his expression turning serious. Isabelle watched him as he opened the door, revealing two police officers in uniform.
• "Mr. Callahan?" one of the officers asked, extending a hand.