Chapter 16 Sixteen

• POV Isabella:
• My knuckles knock on the wood of his office door and I feel my stomach contract. Last night, after meeting Marco half-naked in his room, I swore to myself that I would keep my distance.
• But he approached me during breakfast, whispering that he needed to see me in his office at two o'clock. I looked at him coldly and mumbled an affirmative response. Now I'm here, reminding myself that this alliance is a necessary evil, nothing more.