Chapter 74

When Isabelle woke up the next morning, the sun was shining brightly through the curtains. She moaned and turned away from the light, hiding her face in the pillow. Why was the sun on her window in the morning? She could only see the sunset from her– She froze. Her next breath–which flooded her senses with Jacob’s scent–confirmed that she indeed wasn’t in her own room. Her eyes fluttered open again. Slowly, she scanned the area next to her. It was empty. She turned her head just as slowly to the other side. Empty. Relief swept through her. He was gone. That meant she could slip away. The relief waned as soon as she took note of the sunlight filtering through the curtains again. Her stomach sank. Oh no! She hadn’t overslept, had she? She scrambled from the bed, her body screaming in protest from about a hundred places. Her muscles hurt big time, but she didn’t have the luxury of sleeping around. She had a job to get to. The moment she got to her feet on the floor, she gasped and sat bac