Chapter 15

• After Isabella woke up the next morning and the first thing she was aware of was the intolerable pain on her hand which was slightly better than the previous night. Then her feeling of relief disappeared as memories of the previous evening began to come through in her mind. She was wondering why
• did she ever agree to Alex's crazy scheme of getting engaged. Now she was in a mess. With Gracie Lambert’s return and her obsessive nature she knew life would never be as simple as it was anymore It was all Adam's fault too, he was a dangerous, disruptive influence; Whenever he was around, he brought out impulsive feelings in her thoughts that she had left safely behind her forever.
• And now she was stuck with the consequences. Even if she could bring herself to let Alex down, they would both look stupid if she broke the engagement. She was grateful for the protection Alex had given her, she thought with a certain lack of consistency. And he needed her right now to overcome his feeling for Gracie as she knew it was really difficult for him to see her again.