031

~ISABELLA~

"No, Bella, I told you to stop messing with Antonio! He won't like this one bit!" Sarah protested on the phone.

"You're not listening to me, Sarah. This is my only way to get myself away from Antonio. My father is out of the picture right now," I answered as I paced around the room.

On my other hand, I was holding a piece of paper with Peter's cell phone numbers written down.

"I am listening, and what you want to do is suicide. Abort that mission," she insisted.

I took a deep breath as I stopped pacing and looked at the piece of paper in my hand.

I was still convinced to call this guy. If Antonio found out that I was interested in someone else, he wouldn't have any other choice but to let me go.

"I am doing this, babe. I don't want to spend a week under the same roof as Antonio. It's not different than being held hostage by Dante. They are the same person with the same agenda to use me."

Sarah exhaled on the other end. "Fine. I hear you, and I want you to be free fr